- motto; maxim
- to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping
- noble; lofty; refined; exquisite
- epitaph
- a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct
- to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature
- to write down
- to sketch out; to delineate
- (dialect) locust; grasshopper
- to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
- to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
- to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom)
- complex (psychology)
- to work hard; to try to make a living
- 闲 xián: 闲 xian2: enclosure; unoccupied; leisure闲 xián: 闲 xian2: idle; unoccupied; leisure
- to daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking
- to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited
- lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
- lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
- to read newspapers
- to flash
- plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill; CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
- to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner
- to overthrow
- (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
- to twist; to warp; to distort
- to market; to sell
- (of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
- to divorce
- family property; patrimony
- generous; ample
- lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chime in easily
- stock that has potential to increase in value; (fig.) sb with good prospects
- financial backer; bankroller