feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
cruelty; hard-heartedness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be worn down; to be reduced
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
top of the head; crown of the head
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
it's no joke; gimme a break!
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
adverse circumstances; adversity
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
like that; that way; thus
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to peel off and fall; to flake away
bluff; false show of power; bold front