I give a short English description of how you can study the words in the podcast before listening, much more conveniently and effectively than the present word list situation. You'll need to buy the flashcards component in the pleco app first. I recommend buying the pleco professional bundle which includes this but you can buy it on its own.

All the following words can be conveniently downloaded as a flashcard study set to pleco at this link - https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/serious-chinese-conversation-%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A%E5%91%98%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E5%95%A5.6805/ 共产党员 CPC member gong4 chan3 dang3 yuan2 弟 little brother di4 入党 join the CPC ru4 dang3 提交 submit ti2 jiao1 申请  apply for shen1 qing3 申请书 written applicationn shen1 qing3 shu1 党费 party membership fee dang3 fei4 范围 scope fan4 wei2 政府 government zheng4 fu3 单位 work place dan1 wei4 优势 advantage you1 shi4 政策 policy zheng4 ce4 丢掉 lose/discard diu1 diao4 万一 what if...  ; just in case wan4 yi1 签个到 sign in qian1 ge dao4 强国 powerful nation qiang2 guo2 富强 prosperous and strong (of a country) and one of the 12 communist pillars of China fu4 qiang2 限制 restriction; limit xian4 zhi4 弊端 pitfall; disadvantage bi4 duan1 大舅妈 Great aunt (wife of mother's brother) da4 jiu4 ma1 组织 organise zu3 zhi1 浓重 strong (of colours, accent, flavour etc) nong2 zhong4 色彩 characteristic se4 cai3 洗脑 brainwash xi3 nao3 间谍 a spy jian4 die2 发表 publish (a statement, article etc. but not a book) fa1 biao3 集体 collective ji2 ti3 思想 mentality; idealogy si1 xiang3 杭州 Hangzhou (a place about an hr train from Shanghai) hang2 zhou1 书记 secretary shu1 ji4 排除 get rid of pai2 chu2 惩罚 punish; penalise cheng2 fa2 拘留 detention; detain ju1 liu2 党籍 party membership dang3 ji2 政治学家 politician zheng4 zhi4 xue2 jia1 认同 approval; acknowledgement ren4 tong2 多多少少 to some extent; more or less duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3 背景 background (both physical eg. scenery and abstract eg. nationality) bei4 jing3 主意 idea zhu3 yi5 哪怕 even if; even though na3 pa4 场合 occasion; situation chang3 he2 几率 probablity; chance ji1 lv4 端正 correct eg. correct thinking / posture; to rectify duan1 zheng4 名额限制 person limit ming2 e2 xian4 zhi4 电瓶车 electric vesper (main way of getting around in China) dian4 ping2 che1 限速 speed limit xian4 su4 交通事故 traffic accident jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4 概率 probability gai4 lv4 过滤 to filter (abstract and physical) guo4 lv4 媒体 media mei2 ti3 观点 point of view guan1 dian3 志愿者 volunteer zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 对应 corresponding; equivalent to dui4 ying4

From the book Tales and Traditions by Yun Xiao, Ying Wang, Hui Xiao, WenJie Lu

恐怖分子 terrorist kǒngbùfènzǐ 恐怖主义 terrorism kǒngbùzhǔyì 现象 phenomenon xiànxiàng 世界 world shìjiè 厉害 very bad; amazing lìhai 首先 first shǒuxiān (different to 第一), often followed by　其次或者然后 大型 large-scale dàxíng 小型 small-scale xiǎoxíng 事件 incident shìjiàn 九幺幺 9/11 jiǔyāoyāo (it is never referred to as　九一一 or 9月11号） 纽约 New York niúyuē 世贸中心 The World Trade Centre shìmàozhōngxīn 袭击 surprise attack xíjī 教科书 textbook jiàokēshū 频繁 frequent pínfán 记载 to record; a record (of something) jìzǎi 涉及 touch upon shèjí 谈论 debate; discuss tánlùn 全球 whole world quánqiú 范围 scope fànwéi 重大 major; significant zhòngdà 中东 The Middle East  zhōngdōng 石油 oil shíyóu 胡乱 messy (of clothes and society); reckless húluàn 管理 to deal with guǎnlǐ 严格 strict yángé (the 格 is often omitted) 缺乏 lack quēfá 不能够 unable to bùnénggòu 携带 carry; take with you xiédài  枪支 firearms qiāngzhī 合法 legal héfǎ 居民 resident jūmín 权利 right (eg. human right) quánlì 民主 democracy mínzhǔ 民主转正 democratic reform (China's form of democracy so to speak) mínzhǔzhuǎnzhèng 自由 freedom zìyóu 崇尚 uphold; advocate chóngxiàng 崇拜 worship; adore chóngbài 自由女神像 Statue of Liberty zìyóunǚshénxiàng 人权 Human Rights rénquán 掌握 know well; to master zhǎngwò 砍掉 chop off kǎndiào 比喻 analogy bǐyù 抢劫 rob qiǎngjié 穆斯林 Muslim mùsīlín 从事 to engage in cóngshì 有组织的 organised yǒuzǔzhīde 有规划的 planning (adj) yǒuguīhuàde 犹太教 Judaism yóutàijiào 犹太人 Jew yóutàirén 宗教 religion zōngjiào 教堂 Church jiàotáng 预言家 prophet yùyánjiā 耶稣 Jesus yēsū 穆罕默德 Mohammed mùhǎnmòdé 画画 draw/ paint a picture (i should have said 画 which just means draw/ paint) huàhuà 教授 professor jiàoshòu 鼓励 encourage gǔlì 动机 motivation; motive dòngjī 平等 equal; equality píngděng 尊重 respect zūnzhòng 企图 attempt (to do something bad) qǐtú 起因 cause; originate in; be caused by qǐyīn 二战 Second World War èrzhàn 进行 conduct; carry out jìnxíng 赶尽杀绝 wipe out jǐnjǐnshājué 种族灭绝 genocide zhǒngzúmièjué  残忍 cruel; brutal cánrěn 反抗 to resist fǎnkàng 穷 poor (of money) qióng 生存 subsist; exist shēngcún 可能性 probability kěnéngxìng 偷 steal tōu 抢 rob qiǎng 伤害 hurt; to injure; to harm shānghài 证明 proof; prove zhèngmíng 在乎 care about zàihu 震惊 shock/ed zhènjīng 撞向（某地方） crash into... zhuàngxiàng 流量 flow liúliàng 造成 cause zàochéng 生命 life shēngmìng 之类的 ...type of thing zhīleìde 恐慌 panic kǒnghuāng 反应 react; reaction fǎnyìng 时代 era shídài 联合国 United Nations liánhéguó 立马 immediately lìmǎ 作出反应 respond zuòchūfǎnyìng 倡导 intitiate; propose chàngdǎo 和平 peace/ful hépíng 派出 send out (a person) pàichū 维和部队 peace-keeping force wéihébùduì 新疆 Xinjiang (Muslim area in Northwest China) xīnjiāng

here's a quick interview I did with my nanny who cried during the interview. she talks about her background and experience with fifteen my customers. she unfortunately got interrupted by my wife

斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn  lazy eye

进入 jìnrù  enter

主题 zhǔtí  subject

小朋友 xiǎopéngyou  child 

身边 shēnbiān  one's side eg. I want you by my side

理论 lǐlùn  theory

基因 jīyīn  gene

自来水 zìláishuǐ  tap water

重金属 zhòngjīnshǔ  heavy metal (not the music)

幸运 xìngyùn  lucky

文章 wénzhāng  essay/article

体质 tǐzhì  constitution i.e. of the body

烧开 shāokāi  to boil

直接+（verb) zhíjiē  directly do something i.e. without waiting or going through other steps

矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ  mineral water

哇哈哈 wāhāhā  a famous brand of mineral water in China

农夫山泉 nóngfūshānquán  the most famous brand of mineral water in China 

矿物质 kuàngwùzhì  dietary mineral

不会吧  búhuìba  no way!

影响 yǐngxiǎng  effect

空气 kōngqì  air

污染 wūrǎn  pollution

农村 nóngcūn  village

差 chà  bad

呼吸 hūxī  breathe

过敏 guòmǐn  allergic

对(noun)有好处 duì(míngcí)yǒuhǎochu  to benefit something

就算。。。还 jiùsuàn...hái  even though...(something) is still...

细菌 xìjūn  bacteria

积累 jīlěi  accumulate

导致 dǎozhì  lead to/cause (bad thing) eg. 导致睡眠 cause insomnia

跳伞 tiàosǎn  skydive

详细 xiángxì  detailed

采访 cǎifǎng  to interview

要(verb)什么就(verb)什么 yào(dòngcí)shénme jiù(dòngcí)shénme  Do whatever you want 

eg. "I'll eat whatever I want" 我想吃什么就吃什么

悉尼 xīní  Sydney

卧龙岗 wòlónggǎng  Wollonggong (place close to Sydney)

预定 yùdìng  to book; to reserve

报名 bàomíng  to sign up

大概(time/numeral with noun)。。。的样子 (shíjiān/shùzì jiā míngcí)...deyàngzi  about  eg. about 7pm 大概7点的样子; about 1 kuai 大概1块钱的样子

摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer/filmer

教练 jiàoliàn  trainer

图案 tú'àn  pattern

相机 xiàngjī  camera

胳膊 gébo /手臂 shǒubì  arm/s

训练 xùnliàn  to train

姿势 zīshì  posture

肩膀 jiānbang  shoulder/s

手势 shǒushì  hang gesture

高空 gāokōng  high altitude

心脏 xīnzàng  heart (organ)

降落 jiàngluò  to land

撞伤 zhuàngshāng  hurt from bumping into something

地面 dìmiàn  Earth's surface; ground

把腿伸直 bǎ tuǐ shēnzhí  stretch out one's legs

气氛 qìfēn  atmosphere (i.e. of feeling/vibes)

平静 píngjìng  calm and still

冷静 lěngjìng  calm

轮到你了 lúndào nǐ le  it's your turn

动作 dòngzuò  movement

指甲 zhǐjia  nail

形状 xíngzhuàng  shape

自豪 zìháo  proud

为(he/she/it/name etc.)自豪 wèi(dàicí)zìháo  to be proud of somebody

胆子 dǎnzi  level of courage

单纯 dānchún  simple eg. of a person

体验 tǐyàn  to experience

反应 fǎnyìng  reaction

节约+（noun) jiéyuē+(míngcí)  use non wastefully

因素 yīnsù  factor

蹦极 bèngjí  bungee jump

潜水 qiánshuǐ  scuba dive

癫痫 diānxián  epilepsy

发作 fāzuò  seizure

连环杀手 liánhuánshāshǒu   serial killer

小丑 xiǎochǒu  clown

叫做 jiàozuò   be called; be known as 

约翰 yuēhàn 韦恩 wéiēn 盖西 gàixī   John Wayne Gacy

泰德 tàidé 邦迪 bāngdí  Ted Bundy

这么 (verb) zhème  Verb like this eg. don't do this 别这么做 Don't say 别做这个！

强奸 qiángjiān   rape

算 suàn  count as

童年 tóngnián  childhood

欺负 qīfu  to bully

折磨 zhémo  torture

弄痛 nòngtòng  to hurt someone/something

暴力 bàolì  violent; violence

黄片 huángpiàn  porn

纪录片 jìlùpiàn  documentary

挖 wā  dig

竹子 zhúzi  bamboo

类似于 lèisìyú  similar to; to be of a similar kind

木头 mùtou  wood

树叶 shùyè  leaf

掉到 diàodào  fall into...

越狱 yuèyù  escape prison

跨过 kuàguò  go cross; to cross

逃走 táozǒu  escape

滚 gǔn  get lost!; roll

司机 sījī  driver

劫持 jiéchí  hijack  eg. plane or car

逃跑 táopǎo  to flee

棒子 bàngzi  stick

批评 pīpíng  criticize

懦弱 nuòruò (she says nuòluò because many southern chinese pronounce the 'r' as 'l')  cowardly

同性恋 tóngxìngliàn  a homosexual

之间 zhījiān  between ;among

青少年 qīngshàonián  youth; teenager

尸体 shītǐ  corpse

地下室 dìxiàshì  basement

抓到 zhuādào  catch (of a thief or fish)

注射剂 zhùshèjì  injection

打针死的 dǎzhēnsǐde  die from an injection

脑子 nǎozi  brain

证明 zhèngmíng  prove; proof

精神 jīngshén  mental state

疾病 jíbìng  disease

治疗 zhìliáo  cure; treatment

死刑 sǐxíng  death penalty

社会 shèhuì  society

付税 fùshuì  pay tax

承担 chéngdān  bear; undertake

供养 gōngyǎng  support eg. monetarily

受欢迎 shòuhuānyíng  be popular (literally to receive welcome)

隐秘的角落 yǐnmìdejiǎoluò concealed corner (book and TV drama)

丈母娘 zhàngmuniáng  Wife's mother

待见 dàijian  to like; to be fond of

推下 tuīxià  push down

记录 jìlù  record

白血病 báixuèbìng  leukemia

勒索敲诈/敲诈勒索 qiāozhàlèsuǒ  to blackmail

威胁 wēixié  threaten

报警 bàojǐng  call the police

录像 lùxiàng  a recording; video

反正 fǎnzhèng  in any case...

违法 wéifǎ  break the law

监狱 jiānyù  prison

罚款 fákuǎn  to fine

少管所 shàoguǎnsuǒ  Juvenile detention centre

婆婆 husband's mother pópo

亲自 in person qīnzì

深刻 deep; profound shēnkè

村 village cūn

看望 pay a visit kànwang

单词 word dāncí

重新 repeat chóngxīn

古老 ancient gǔlǎo

走廊 hallway zǒuláng

鬼 ghost guǐ

森林 forest sēnlín

恐怖 scary kǒngbù

度假 go on vacation dùjià

假期 vacation jiàqī

醒 awake; wake up xǐng

呼吸 breath; breathe hūxī

描述 describe miáoshù

开灯 turn on lights kāidēng

刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ

消失 disappear xiāoshī

响 make a sound xiǎng; noisy 越来越响 louder and louder 

喊 shout hǎn

走开 go away zǒukāi

凶 mean xiōng

声音 sound shēngyīn

叫醒 wake someone up by shouting jiàoxǐng

到底 after all dàodǐ (used for emphasis, often in questions) eg. "so what happened in the end?" 到底发生什么？

猜 guess cāi

灵魂 spirit línghún

迷信 superstitious; superstition míxìn

表示 express; indicate; show   biǎoshì

想象 imagine  xiǎngxiàng

沙漠 desert  shāmò

正方体 cube  zhèngfāngtǐ

用。。。做的 made of...  yòng...zuòde

水晶 crystal  shuǐjīng

身高 stature  shēngāo

腰 waist yāo 

高度 height  gāodù

宽 wide; width  kuān

手臂 arm  shǒubì

透明 transparent tòumíng

梯子 ladder tīzi

靠 lean on; rely on kào

木头 wood mùtou

台阶 step; stair táijiē

一匹马 a horse yìpǐmǎ  匹 pǐ measure word for horses

随着 as...; along with  suízhe

地平线 horizon  dìpíngxiàn

风暴 storm  fēngbào

静止 still  jìngzhǐ

朝 face (of direction) cháo cháoběifāng face north

结果 result jiéguǒ

性格 trait xìnggé

分析 analyse; analysis  fēnxī

效果 result; effect xiàoguǒ

自信 confidence; ego  zìxìn

个性 personality  gèxìng

骄傲 arrogant  jiāoào

强 strong qiáng

打破 to break dǎpò

得罪 to offend  dézuì

想起 （她没有说“想其他） to think of xiǎngqǐ

结实 durable jiēshi

彼此 each other bǐcǐ (used before the verb eg. 彼此喜欢)

大小 size  dàxiǎo

往（方向）走 go in a certain direction wǎng(fāngxiàng)zǒu eg. 往前走 (go straight)

讲究 to be particular about jiǎngjiu

颜值 the score of attractiveness yánzhí

形容 describe xíngróng

俞熙（我们的宝宝的名字） yúxī

缓解 alleviate huǎnjiě

赶紧 hurriedly  gǎnjǐn

我都不知道  都 can be used to mean even

性格测试 personality quiz xìnggécèyàn

准确 accurate zhǔnquè

流利 fluent liúlì

单词 word (typically used of non-chinese words) dāncí

至少 at least zhìshǎo

等不及 can't wait děngbùjí

听众 audience tīngzhòng

领养 lǐngyǎng  adopt a child

收养 shōuyǎng  (a synonym for lingyang)

兄弟姐妹、 xiōngdìjiěmèi sibling

约会 yuēhuì  date

血缘 xuèyuán  blood relationship

小说 xiǎoshuō  novel

谈恋爱 tánliànài  to date

事实 shìshí   fact

性格 xìnggé  character （I meant 个性 gèxìng  personality)

告白 gàobái   tell the public 

表白 biǎobái  state clearly

陌生人 mòshēngrén   stranger

惭愧 cánkuì  ashamed

反对 fǎnduì  oppose

黑猩猩 hēixīngxing   gorilla

人类 rénlèi  human

高级 gāojí  advanced

享受 xiǎngshòu  enjoy

某种 mǒuzhǒng  a type    某 is used as an unspecific marker eg. a person, a thing etc.

程度 chéngdù degree

人权 rénquán  human rights

猩猩 xīngxing  chimpanzee

权利 quánlì  right

脑子 nǎozi  brain

国家保护动物 guójiābǎohùdòngwù  country's protected animal

濒危 bīnwēi  endangered

除了 chúle   except; apart from...

模仿 mófǎng  immitate

手语 shǒuyǔ  sign-language

行窃 xíngqiè  steal (formal way of saying 偷)

偷 tōu   steal

交上来 jiāoshanglái   turn something/somebody in

报警 bàojǐng  call the police

小偷 xiǎotōu  thief

枪 qiāng  gun

报仇 bàochóu  revenge

跟踪 gēnzōng  stalk

周到 zhōudào   well considered

社会 shèhuì  society

偷偷摸摸 tōutōumōmō  sneaky

监狱 jiānyù  prison

犯罪 fànzuì  commit a crime 犯罪者 criminal

罚款 fákuǎn fine

摄像头 shèxiàngtóu  surveillance camera

天真 tiānzhēn  naive

表现 biǎoxiàn   behaviour

伴侣 bànlǚ   partner

意义 yìyì  meaning; significance

可怕 kěpà   scary; horrific

提到 tídào  mention

用。。。来 yòng...lái   use something as something

总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō   generally speaking

主义 zhǔyì  doctrine   ...ism

资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism

平均 píngjūn  average

技术 jìshù  skill

类似于 lèisìyú  similar to...

交税 jiāoshuì pay tax

宣战 xuānzhàn  declare war

联合国 liánhéguó  The UN

批准 pīzhǔn  approve; ratify

战争 zhànzhēng  war

投票 tóupiào  vote

政策 zhèngcè   policy

羡慕 xiànmù  jealous

杰森斯坦森 jiésēnsītǎnsēn  Jason Statham

控制 kòngzhì  control

颜值 yánzhí  attractiveness index

发型 fàxíng  hair style

假发 jiǎfà  wig

虚伪 xūwěi  hypocritical

肌肉 jīròu  muscles

关注 guānzhù I meant 粉丝 fěnsī fan; follower

痛苦 pain tòngkǔ

牙齿 tooth yáchǐ

痛 hurt tòng

鱿鱼 squid yóuyú

硬 hard yìng

咬 bite yǎo

药 medicine (i.e. of a pill etc.) yào

怀孕 pregnant/pregnancy huáiyùn

基因 gene jīyīn

修 fix/mend xiū

蛀牙 tooth decay zhùyá

补 mend bǔ

导致 lead to (something bad) dǎozhì

保护 protect bǎohù

颗 tooth and small round object MW  kē

惭愧 ashamed cánkuì

刷牙 brush one's teeth shuāyá

影响 effect; affect yǐngxiǎng

无所谓 don't care wúsuǒwèi

后悔 regret hòuhuǐ

痛死我了 It's killing me! tòngsǐwǒle

神经 nerve; neuron shénjīng

牙医 dentist yáyī

牙科 department of dentistry  yákē

紧急 emergency; pressing  jǐnjí

只好 no choice but to   zhǐhǎo

播客 podcast bōkè

真实 authentic; real zhēnshí

有多（adjective) how... eg. 他有多坏？How bad is he? yǒuduō...

全新 brand new   quánxīn

二手 second hand èrshǒu

金属 metal  jīnshǔ

拔掉 pull out (with force) bádiào

去掉 remove qùdiào

整个 entire zhěnggè

程度 degree chéngdù

闲鱼 "leisurely fish" a second hand product app in China  xiányú

去世 pass away qùshì

才不要！no way do I want it!  cáibùyào (cai is used as an emotive word)

材料 material   cáiliào

明显 obvious   míngxiǎn

刚开始 at the beginning   gāngkāishǐ

一会儿 a while  yīhuìer