- to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)
- to blame; to rebuke
- temper
- to give vent to (one's feelings)
- in order to; so as to
- to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe
- (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery
- to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
- paradise; heaven
- (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business
- to tire oneself out through overwork; to work oneself to death
- light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
- 力 Lì: 力 Li4: surname Li力 lì: 力 li4: power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- to save up money
- physiology
- hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
- miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome; (Tw) to microfilm
- sewage
- to overflow; brimming with
- to advise
- organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily
- imperialism
- (idiom) unprecedented in history
- to transform; to change
- (onom.) breaking or snapping; (coll.) cut it out; stop it; also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]
- to fret; to get impatient; to become anxious
- edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner
- yesterday evening; last night
- unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever
- to set up; to establish
- strict; rigid; tight (security)
- family rules; family code of conduct
- to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
- to do the cleaning; to clean up
- movie; film; CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],場|场[chang3]
- to strikingly resemble
- to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
- (coll.) lazybones