cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
first match (in a series)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
nature; property; disposition
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
it's no joke; gimme a break!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
while; during; performed in this condition
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
passing mark (examination); passing grade
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)