above; on top of; on the surface of
girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
keen interest; concentrated attention
in front; at the head; ahead; above
behind; in the back; the rear side; later; in future
percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
sth to strive for; prospect
(dialect) weakling; coward
(longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent
fist; clenched fist; competitive (product)
slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)
toe box (of a shoe); shoe last (shoemaker's tool)
hammer; large hammer; sledgehammer
tenon (wooden projection to fit into a mortise)
sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
pretext; excuse; justification; reason
decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
trick; pattern; novel idea; knack
first signs; development (of a situation)
employment agent (arch.); job broker
a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume
steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread
bone; moral character; bitterness
higher authority; the bosses; on top of
to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight
to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as
出鋒頭
to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
(coll.) lisp; one who lisps
(coll.) new-born baby; young boy
eccentric notion; strange whim
handhold (to pull oneself up)
to turn a somersault; to turn head over heels
to do a somersault; to turn head over heels
to fall; (fig.) to suffer a setback
for donkey's years; for ages
to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper
(coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
job agency (arch.); employment shop
miserable wretch; contemptible individual
(coll.) silly girl; little girl
to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
competitive product; superior goods; with real punch
claypot (used in cooking)
skeleton; skinny person; a mere skeleton
(lit.) crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously
the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet
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