- before one's eyes; now; at present
- indifferent; insignificant
- crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
- closely; tightly
- to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports)
- similar; alike
- ambition; wild schemes; careerism
- to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert
- to scheme; to plot; conspiracy
- 大爷 dà ye: 大爷 da4 ye5: (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man大爷 dà yé: 大爷 da4 ye2: arrogant idler; self-centered show-off
- veteran
- veteran general
- for a long time now; long since
- 步 bù: 步 bu4: a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation步 Bù: 步 Bu4: surname Bu
- lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
- crown prince
- opportunity; turning point
- (idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession
- in public; in front of everybody
- (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind
- nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- ordinary; average; medium; mid-range; moderate
- common saying; proverb; colloquial speech
- to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context); to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation); to borrow (a phrase); (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
- fact; CL:個|个[ge4]
- behind sb's back; secretly
- sometimes
- son
- 芸 yún: 芸 yun2: common rue (Ruta graveolens); (used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)芸 yún: 芸 yun2: used in 蕓薹|芸薹[yun2 tai2]
- 服 fù: 服 fu4: classifier for medicine: dose; Taiwan pr. [fu2]服 fú: 服 fu2: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
- 众 Zhòng: 众 Zhong4: abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives众 zhòng: 众 zhong4: (bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
- nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
- 火 hǔo: 火 huo3: fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86火 Hǔo: 火 Huo3: surname Huo
- complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic; entirely outside the norm; out of character
- to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition