consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
rather than; more ... than ...
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
custom; habit; customary practice
programme; program; plans; arrangements
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to have troubles; to have concerns
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
this spring; spring this year