- disgrace; shame; humiliation
- to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
- special appointment
- determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
- speech; to deliver a speech
- to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal
- to give sb a meaningful look
- to accuse; to charge; to indict
- to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
- false appearance; facade
- (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
- retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- current state; current situation
- to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to
- start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest
- that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
- to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
- whole number; integer (math.); round figure
- 大关 dà guān: 大关 da4 guan1: strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs大关 Dà guān: 大关 Da4 guan1: see 大關縣|大关县[Da4 guan1 Xian4]
- to breathe
- all things
- to classify
- to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory
- battered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma
- empress; imperial consort
- directly related
- descendant
- breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking
- brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
- adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- to see
- actuary
- objection; dissent
- to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous