divine retribution is unfailing (idiom) / one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds
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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.
one's days are numbered / not to have long to live (often fig.)
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
polyunsaturated fatty acid
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
to be unable to sleep at night
to stay out all night (idiom)
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom) / fig. stable society
to be unable to reach
a lot worse than it used to be
not at all the same / substantially different
great error / heinous crime
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
need not / unnecessary
roughly the same
(maxim) a mere "thank you" is an insufficient response to a huge favor / (expression of gratitude) words cannot express my appreciation for what you have done
to be at a loss (idiom)
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom) / fearless
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.
see 天網恢恢，疏而不漏|天网恢恢，疏而不漏[]
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
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when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
(coll.) all right? / OK?
long time no see
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[]
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
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