to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
how long; how much; to what extent
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to subsist; to keep on living
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
festival; feast; carnival
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
hard struggle; strenuous effort
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(social) class; rank; grade
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
society; the world; the times
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to sigh; to breathe a sigh