daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
distant place; remote point
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
brothers and sisters; siblings
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
relation; connection; affinity
person who introduces someone; introducer
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
of tender years; very young
leaving; quitting; retiring
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid