意外: unexpected, accident, mishap...
化学: chemistry, chemical...
踏: to tread, to stamp, to step on, to press a pedal, to investigate on the spot...
失利: to lose, to suffer defeat...
偏偏: (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately, as it happened, (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly, contra...
惊叹: to exclaim in admiration, a gasp of surprise...
混乱: confusion, chaos, disorder...
哗变: mutiny, rebellion...
普通人: ordinary person, private citizen, people, the person in the street...
单方面: unilateral...