to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to take on a role; to take part
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
several times; once or twice
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take a veneer off something
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to make one's own; to take possession of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to step firmly; to harden by treading
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext