to train; to discipline; to teach manners
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
store name; shop name; restaurant name
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
next; secondly; subsequently
house search; search of the premises; raid
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
as if nothing had happened
unimpressive; unimpressed
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared