being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
siblings; brothers and sisters
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
high efficiency; high performance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance