- to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
- if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- firm and substantial; solid
- to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
- to go all out; to work energetically
- to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage
- to admire; to praise; to eulogize
- to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce
- to know; to understand
- feral horse; free-roaming horse; wild horse
- online friend; netizen; Internet user
- sesame (seed)
- watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- to question; to quiz; to grill
- inappropriate; improper; out of place
- humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
- virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- blood; (fig.) lifeblood
- (neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc)
- to evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluation
- to decipher; to decode; to interpret
- destructive; devastating
- taxes; duties
- to set aside; to reserve
- to get serious about sth; to pull no punches; to be determined to see sth through
- consequences; aftermath
- to fall into
- affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
- accustomed to; used to
- to appreciate (in value); to increase in price
- first third of a month