indulgent to (one's) children
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
gathering clouds; group of clouds
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
a person of high morals; a Taoist
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
winning streak; good time to make a profit
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
stability; security; equilibrium
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
dirty work; unpleasant task
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
moron; idiot; stupid person
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be expensive; to be costly
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
success; prosperity; boom
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across