- vault; dome; the sky
- happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- in the final analysis; in the end
- to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- 本事 běn shì: 本事 ben3 shi4: source material; original story本事 běn shi: 本事 ben3 shi5: ability; skill
- at that time; originally
- to place (hope, importance etc) on; to express; to show; to give
- only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
- crab
- crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- ovary
- the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
- female; Taiwan pr. [ci1]
- to use one's brains; to think
- (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- hair stylist
- idle; lazy
- 汉 hàn: 汉 han4: man汉 Hàn: 汉 Han4: Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- roll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship
- to practice a skill
- multicolored; every color under the sun
- to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
- to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- to move; to shift; to exchange; to buy and sell; peddling
- group photo; to take a group photo
- Soros (name); George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist
- to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
- honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
- great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer
- to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
- trend; tendency
- to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
- can't help (doing sth)
- (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level); to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall
- appearance; to appear
- (idiom) as everyone knows
- performance; results; achievement