- lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions; when the fox preaches, look to the geese
- to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- seductive; captivating; alluring
- a senior monk
- to go against the rules (of a religious order); to break a ban (e.g. medical)
- (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble
- though; although
- to move; to shift
- juncture; moment
- to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)
- edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
- weak; frail
- bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
- God; Heavens
- to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
- knee
- to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
- you might as well (do it); simply; just
- strength; power; efficacy
- to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
- (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
- pigeon; dove
- Tianjin municipality (short name 津[Jin1])
- commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
- goldfish
- directly
- to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
- 经 jīng: 经 jing1: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]经 Jīng: 经 Jing1: surname Jing
- (idiom) of unknown origin; of dubious background
- unpracticed; inexperienced; naive; unsophisticated
- incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly
- to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)
- to dismiss with a laugh; to make light of
- undercurrent
- (of water, people, thoughts etc) to surge; to well up and flow; to move in waves
- from within; therefrom
- to benefit (from)