glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
boy; son; baby boy; young man
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to comfort; to console; to amuse
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
several times; once or twice
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to take on a role; to take part
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind