to be lenient with others (idiom)
to wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job
1.to await death2.to be a sitting duck
1.wait a minute2.stop a while
1.under investigation2.currently unknown
1.to wait on2.to attend3.to serve
1.mean treatment2.indifference3.meager hospitality
needless to say; it goes without saying
reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
(law) national treatment – the principle that foreigners or foreign goods, services and companies are accorded the same treatment as nationals or domestic goods, services and companies within the host country
1.to wait helplessly for death (idiom)2.to resign oneself to extinction
hands tied and expecting the worst
1.lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)2.fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
1.many things waiting to be done (idiom)2.a thousand things to do
1.a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)2.numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
1.waiting time2.(computing) latency
1.to expect in a short time (idiom)2.also pr. [qiào zú ér dài]
1.needless to say2.it goes without saying
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
1.to reserve a seat2.to leave a position vacant
to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
1.to treat utterly sincerely2.open and above board in dealing with sb
see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
1.to show favoritism against sb2.to treat unfairly
1.to be advised2.awaiting an answer
1.unresolved2.awaiting solution
expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)
1.student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海带[hǎi dài])2.cf. 海归[hǎi guī]
to wait quietly; to await; to bide one's time
Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
1.emergency standby2.to be on standby
to provide warm hospitality
1.on call2.always available3.ready at all times