- future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements
- firm and upright; strong (of currency)
- to counter every move; to be full of tricks
- (idiom) to feign civility
- to have a headache
- pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 姜 Jiāng: 姜 Jiang1: surname Jiang姜 jiāng: 姜 jiang1: ginger
- at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
- border; boundary
- confident; calm; natural; poised
- all the year round
- critical circumstances; risky conditions; danger zone
- in the final analysis; in the end
- royal family; imperial household; member of the royal family
- to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
- see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion
- verbal sparring; duel of words
- (formal) to visit; to pay a visit
- to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
- interpersonal relationship
- feat; contribution; merits and achievements
- to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
- (before a two-syllable verb) considerably; greatly (exaggerate); vehemently (oppose); severely (punish); extensively (refurbish); effusively (praise)
- to praise
- to talk nonsense
- to change over to; to shift to; to switch to
- main topic; matter at hand
- 壮 Zhuàng: 壮 Zhuang4: Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China壮 zhuàng: 壮 zhuang4: to strengthen; strong; robust
- used in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]; (literary) terrified
- gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
- to consume (food or drink); to eat; to drink
- Shang Tang (1646-? BC), legendary founder of the Shang Dynasty
- bearing; manner; presence
- to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
- respect; esteem; high regard
- that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong
- level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge); (archaic) to pay a visit to sb
- to scare away
- history of literature
- story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
- 沾 zhān: 沾 zhan1: to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch沾 zhān: 沾 zhan1: to moisten
- to be willing to part with sth