- a single penny; a single cent
- luxury home; mansion
- to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself
- to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
- to bestow; to give
- superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also pr. [lei2 zhui5]
- rent for a room or house
- brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
- to give one's assent; to consent; Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]
- premarital; prenuptial
- to promise; to pledge
- investment; to invest
- to issue; to grant; to distribute
- to pay in advance; prepaid
- capital (economics)
- fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- to resign
- to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
- dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
- having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom); extremely wealthy
- angry; indignant; wrath; ire
- in front of; in the presence of
- to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); over the top; excessive; burned
- time limit; deadline; allotted time
- inseparably close
- to bind
- to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse; everywhere present; about to inundate (water); permeated by (smoke); filled with (dust); to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
- to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
- to be discharged from military service
- old soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)
- haven; refuge; harbor; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
- to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
- comfortable; feeling well
- Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
- bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient; at sb's beck and call
- close to; intimate
- morbid or abnormal state
- to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
- fixed income
- to quit (one's job); to dismiss (an employee)
- to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc); paid (leave); on full pay
- to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
- to promise; to consent (to do sth)
- to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)