- unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
- care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
- to strike while the iron is hot
- to keep sb company; to accompany
- index (loanword)
- lawyer
- a son who is an only child
- family property
- the capitalist class; the bourgeoisie
- (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4]
- to evade; to dodge (out of the way)
- happy; blissful
- confident; calm; natural; poised
- peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age
- sick and weak; sickly; invalid
- tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
- 场 cháng: 场 chang2: threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout场 chǎng: 场 chang3: large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
- steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before; freshly minted; hot off the press; (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]
- to chatter; to babble
- older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- to know the score (idiom); to be well aware of the situation
- frank and outspoken (idiom); straight speaking; to say what one thinks
- to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop
- to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; CL:個|个[ge4]; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
- lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
- minor details; trifles
- seat; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 拉拉 Lā lā: 拉拉 La1 la1: Lala, Philippines拉拉 lā lā: 拉拉 la1 la1: (slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever
- hurriedly
- to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
- 鞠 Jū: 鞠 Ju1: surname Ju鞠 jū: 鞠 ju1: to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]
- (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally
- (coll.) even if
- expression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note; acknowledgement
- to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for