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The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb) / fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory

a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wáng Wéi])

gems at the side (idiom) / flanked by genius

present participle (in English grammar)

(grammar) present tense / present-tense form

life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

even now / until now / right up to the present

(in the expression 看在[kàn zài] + ... + 的份上[de fèn shang]) for the sake of ... / considering ...

to observe / to take it all in

the poor are ignored in the busiest city / the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.

(Tw) calm / unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle

to get together

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles

(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

words still ringing in one's ears (idiom)

to keep in mind / to store in one's heart / to remember perfectly

He laughs best who laughs last.

planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom) / Man proposes but God disposes.

live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else

to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom) / not to know when one is well off

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

let's talk about the unpleasant things first / let's be frank

at leisure

see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind

lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure / fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)

variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[méng zài gǔ lǐ]

"The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River", socialist realist novel by Ding Ling 丁玲[Dīng Líng], for which she was awarded the 1951 Stalin Prize for Literature

Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017

America Online (AOL)

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng]

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén yàn] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent