- thwarted; obstructed; setback
- overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
- to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off
- considerably; much; quite a bit
- bold and powerful; brave and fierce
- seldom; rare; hard to come by
- to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
- military strategy
- suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling
- to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters; to snare (a valuable new team member etc); to bring together under the one umbrella
- I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
- 切 qiè: 切 qie4: definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)切 qiē: 切 qie1: to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
- to see each other; to meet in person
- affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
- to suffer a paralyzing stroke
- to pass away; to die
- to report a bereavement; obituary
- lightning strike; thunderbolt
- to approve; to ratify
- to violate; to offend
- criminal law
- to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish
- to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
- to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode
- in turn; one after another
- to intercede; to plead for sb else
- to prop up; to support; strut; brace
- not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
- to speak frankly
- lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
- vacation
- at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
- short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- to go into mourning for one's parents
- limited; finite
- endless; boundless; inexhaustible
- in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important