lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
term of office; tenure; incumbency
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
long-established; old-established; traditional
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
secret meeting; secret conference
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
candidate (for an election)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(bank) balance; remainder
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
sound (of a sentence); euphony
donation; contribution; endowment
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger