to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
this and that; one thing or another
process; course; mechanism
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
this occasion; at this time; now
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
expertise; experience; knowledge
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
sons and daughters; children; girl
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)