tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to become completely chilled
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
payment of debts; repayment
Son of God; child of an emperor
sponger (e.g. off one's parents); hanger-on; freeloader; leech; (lit.) shin gnawer
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
foster mother; adoptive mother
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
whole face; all over one's face
first generation; founder
(Chinese) merchant caravan
you could say that; that might be so
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
young master; son of a high-ranking person
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
role; duty; position; part
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront