self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
meritorious deed; services
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
memory; ability to remember
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
other than; excluding; without
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash