to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one way or the other; either way
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
large amount of money; great cost
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
in terms of; from the point of view of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to take; to catch; to capture
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to turn completely into; to become completely
sooner or later; in time; eventually