to abridge; to shorten; to economize
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no matter how much time passes
examination; consideration; test; quiz
review (of learned material); revision
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
respect and affection; love and respect
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
in search of; in order to look for
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
something; some kind of; for some reason
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
results; record; grades; marks
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)