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precious; extremely valuable; (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!

to talk big; to sound off; bombastic

to go to the countryside

to enhance; to promote; to enrich

people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague

resolute; steadfast; stalwart

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant

to be windy

to go through the motions

to excite; to thrill; exciting

open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death

to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation

countless changes; constant permutation

erhua variant of 一个劲; continuously

to make mischief; to play tricks

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity

gem; (fig.) rare and valuable item; gem

cubic meter (unit of volume); cubic meter (m³)

open letter

to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning

leader

proficiency in a particular field (idiom); skill in a specialized area (idiom)

IOU; certificate of indebtedness

cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals

to strive unremittingly; self-improvement

lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases)

to intercede; to plead for sb else

to sneer at sb; to ridicule

to play a small role

to extend as long as; to lengthen out to

loud and clear; resonant

the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly

to be laughing and playing; to giggle

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior

sand blown by wind; sandstorm

carefree; offhand; casual; (idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

high tech; high technology

radiant with joy

to lecture (on branch of learning)

(literary) student; scholar

fine work; carefully and neatly done

lotus

to increase the specified cruising speed; to pick up speed; to speed up

to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic

to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor

from this, it can be seen that...

along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line

smuggled goods; unauthorized goods