- painting
- fifty
- enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
- Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
- to throw (a projectile); to cast (light)
- lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
- light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest
- to withdraw from; to evacuate
- children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)
- happy occasion; wedding
- course; process
- to put oneself in sb else's shoes
- boss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
- to plate (with gold, silver etc); (prefix) -plated
- (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
- individual (shareholder); the small investor
- arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
- to change the direction or tone of a conversation
- written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound
- to rank among the best
- to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later; to decide behind closed doors; all cut and dried
- lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom); fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system
- blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
- lit. to blossom and bear fruit (idiom); fig. to come to fruition; to yield favorable results
- think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
- to be on the verge of eruption (idiom); (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
- within one's area of responsibility
- morning and night; all the time
- (idiom) (of eyes) bright and full of spirit; shining with vitality and presence
- catalyst
- dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit