- personal matters
- to poke; to jab; to give (sb) a nudge; to prod; to disclose; to reveal
- smiling; with a smile
- to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
- to toss; to throw out
- chopsticks; CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
- some; certain (things)
- (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
- seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over
- to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
- (coll.) today
- to violate the rules
- to suffer damage
- 绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex绕 rào: 绕 rao4: to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
- circle; ring; (social) circle
- conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
- devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- bad egg; scoundrel; bastard
- lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom); fig. troublemaker; black sheep; rotten apple
- on the other hand; another aspect
- to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
- the implications are profound; the ramifications are huge; (of a decision etc) consequential
- bold and decisive
- regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
- three of a kind (poker)
- to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
- consumer goods; means of livelihood; means of subsistence; documents relating to sb's life
- to find an excuse
- (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult
- (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
- to take office; to assume a post
- matter; item
- dirty; filthy; vile; despicable; (literary) narrow-minded; petty
- direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual
- (of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
- to draw up; to formulate
- legislation; statute
- to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- to be effective (idiom)