look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
prenatal care; antenatal training
8000; eight thousand; many
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
right to know; right to access information
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
trivial; not amounting to much
clearing one's throat; cough
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
seat at a table; place at a table
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
new book; new publication
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
easygoing; optimistic; conceited