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HSK
to be taken advantage of
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to take the lead
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
power holder / current political ruler
the present age / the contemporary era
HSK 5
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
to be in season / seasonal
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
authorities
at that time / originally
HSK 3
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
dishonest / unfair / improper
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
Adam
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
smoothly
unfair competition / illicit competition
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously
to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
inadequate / unfit
settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
at once / right away
lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong
shady business
to treat differently / another cup of tea
coming right into one's face / imminent / to put first
(coll.) pledge; surety
familial property / belongings
reliable / solid and dependable
to be elected; to be selected
HSK 5
improper relationship; illicit relationship
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
HSK 7-9
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
to consider as; to take to be
HSK 6
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
to be on duty
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
Adams
with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
HSK 7-9
suitable; appropriate
HSK 6
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
the countries involved
to pawn / pawnshop
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
should; ought to
HSK 3
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom) / once bitten, twice shy
at the scene; on the spot
HSK 5
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
overhead / up in the sky
local time
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
unjust enrichment
to serve in the army / to be a soldier
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
that very same year
local
HSK 3
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
to use (sb) as a tool
equivalent / yield
gap / interval
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]
(political) legitimacy
to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense
the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
to hold power
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
brim full / completely packed
to take sth as given / to assume / as one would expect / naturally
the person involved / the people holding power
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
if and only if
Dangtu, a county in Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市, Anhui
on that evening
the same evening
HSK 7-9
in public / in front of everybody
HSK 7-9
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to be duped; to get scammed

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