(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it

percent

in a word / in short / in brief

on the other hand... / conversely...

in short / in a word / in brief

thereupon / subsequently / accordingly

(indicating a fraction)

to substitute for sb / to remove and replace

moreover / in addition to that

over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite

to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)

in a nutshell / to put it briefly

in other words

to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension,

overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope

to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance

to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit

for this reason

to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own

Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

to take a laissez-faire attitude

to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of

to have both (at the same time)

the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea. / universally abhorrent

to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)

to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly

careless / sloppy

Ritz (cracker brand)

to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way

to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent / cold and uncaring

to just talk for the sake of talking

to divide and rule

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

in brief / in a word

to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity

in a moment / shortly after

Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician

Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖｜书圣

one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell

for a long time

to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫｜刘伯温) / (fig.) to play music

to have no other choice / to be the last resort

whereabouts unknown

to make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately

to tell sb; to inform

Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天｜武则天

everyone loves beauty (idiom)

in other words

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

in other words

same as 總而言之｜总而言之

Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly

Raziel, archangel in Judaism

Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家