当着: in front of, in the presence of...
新潮: modern, fashionable...
寂静: quiet...
打招呼: to greet sb by word or action, to give prior notice...
种族: race, ethnicity...
大局: overall situation, the big picture...
舞: to dance, to wield, to brandish...
折腾: to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly), to repeat sth over and over again, to torment sb, to play crazy, to squander (time, money)...
敬意: respect, tribute...
传来: (of a sound) to come through, to be heard, (of news) to arrive...