to apologize; to apologise
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to put on airs; to assume importance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to move (house); to change residence
foreign; abroad; overseas
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
truancy; school non-attendance
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
inheritance from a parent
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
prefectural assembly member