1. impassable2. insurmountable3. insuperable
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
to pretend to understand when you don't
to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
1. the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact2. Reality does not live up to the name.3. Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
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1. to arrive unexpectably2. unexpected
1. not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive2. to treat severely without listening to excuses
1. underripe2. half-cooked3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)4. clumsy+1 条 +2 条 too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
1. not stick to2. not confine oneself to3. whatever
1. to not need2. needless (to say)
1. not beyond the scope of2. nothing more than
1. unrighted wrong2. unredressed injustice
1. ashamed of being inferior (idiom)2. to feel inferior to others
1. inestimable2. incalculable3. beyond measure
1. unambiguous2. unequivocal3. explicit4. prudent+6 条 +7 条 1. decline to comment2. not express an opinion3. be noncommittal4. hedge+1 条 (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent
1. (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)2. to be discredited
to make nothing of hardships
1. none lacking2. none missing3. everything is there4. everyone without exception+1 条 1. (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit2. to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
1. none doesn't2. there is none who isn't3. everyone
rather die than submit (idiom)
1. to be unable to say or tell2. to not be worth mentioning
1. absurd2. preposterous3. ridiculous
1. the few are no match for the many2. heavily outnumbered3. facing impossible odds (idiom)
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
1. unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc2. grinning from ear to ear3. mouth agape4. gobsmacked+1 条 1. lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what2. fig. not getting to any matter of substance3. scratching the surface4. superficial+1 条 +2 条 1. unfailing2. never weakening3. enduring4. unstoppable+1 条 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
1. to get round fast2. to spread like wildfire
1. just as2. no less than3. like (sth momentous)4. as good as+1 条 +2 条 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
1. uneven2. distributed unevenly
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to win every fight
force majeure; act of God