making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to throw away; to abandon
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to finger; to tamper (with)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
that is to say; so that means
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to call in; to invite; to bring in
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
true state; actual condition; reality