older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
the whole day; all the day
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
emotional strength; force of will
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
bad behavior; misbehavior
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to catch the eye; to attract attention
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple