- to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back
- natural mother; birth mother
- special; particular; unusual; extraordinary
- honorific title; form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- filial son
- to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
- to revere
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; classifier for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
- first wife
- concubine
- compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
- privately; secretly; confidentially
- to mutter; to feel apprehensive
- nationalized; public; government owned; state-owned
- night; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
- scallion; green onion
- 章 Zhāng: 章 Zhang1: surname Zhang章 zhāng: 章 zhang1: chapter; section; clause; movement (of symphony); seal; badge; regulation; order
- stamp; official seal
- statutory; law-based; legal
- situation; circumstance
- worrying; bleak
- serious illness
- to stir up trouble
- to act stupid; to play dumb; to pretend to not know
- face to face
- criminal underworld; organized crime syndicate
- trusted aide; confidant
- identical; the same
- aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
- not to hold anything back (idiom); (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
- messenger; communicator; relay
- 把手 bǎ shou: 把手 ba3 shou5: handle; grip; knob把手 bǎ shǒu: 把手 ba3 shou3: to shake hands