趋势: trend, tendency...
学说: theory, doctrine...
旋涡: spiral, whirlpool, eddy, vortex...
贵族: lord, nobility, nobleman, noblewoman, aristocrat, aristocracy...
敲边鼓: to back sb up, to support sb in an argument, (to beat nearby drum)...
葡萄酒: (grape) wine...
新: new, newly, meso- (chemistry)...
残酷: cruel, cruelty...
一下子: in a short while, all at once, all of a sudden...
经商: to trade, to carry out commercial activities, in business...