- case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
- to interrogate; to examine; to question
- (idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
- adventurer
- as far as I know; to the best of my knowledge
- to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in
- to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty
- lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene
- right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem
- to leave home (to live somewhere else)
- if
- Nice (city in France)
- that goes without saying
- to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
- not sure; maybe
- steady; calm and collected; not nervous
- to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
- lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
- to glower at each other (idiom)
- knight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
- resentful; angry; to enrage sb
- inevitably
- opposite; antonym; the opposite side (in a conflict)
- to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
- full of joy and expectations; animatedly
- tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
- style of conversation
- to retrieve; to redeem
- by comparison
- 对头 dùi tóu: 对头 dui4 tou2: correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right对头 dùi tou: 对头 dui4 tou5: (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent
- 嘲 zhāo: 嘲 zhao1: used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1]嘲 cháo: 嘲 chao2: to ridicule; to mock
- prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project
- reserved; aloof
- especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
- special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
- to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
- deliberately
- old and gray-haired
- to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild