wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
individual; one by one; separate; each
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
regulation; adjustment; control
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
declaration of war; proclamation of war
sanity; consciousness; soberness
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)