Vocabulary

to recompense for a loss

to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay

without any difficulty; with ease; easily

to sell out to the masses

to gain weight

to cut off the retreat

to line up; to form a party

to become fully formed; to take proper shape

enchanting melody; sweet tune

to not amount to much

to make all of uniform height

to underrate; to make light of

natural; artless; guileless

to have a meal together; to sit at table

to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)

to challenge (a person) to a fight

to win every battle (that is fought); to be ever victorious

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

only once

conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

inflamed skin

good-natured; of good character

noble birth

precious life

hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)

to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm

to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble

to fail to earn a credit

happy memory; sweet memory

to smoke a cigarette; to smoke

to give up smoking; to stop smoking

to form a group; to form a bunch

to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)

to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow)

to remedy one's defects

to change hands; to be succeeded

to be accepted by a university

to graduate from a university

to develop into a serious incident