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1 often

1 not very

1 (after an adjective) very

1 (adverb of degree)

2 quite

3 very

4 awfully

1 cheerful and optimistic

2 in a good mood

3 gaily

1 More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

1 Please do not be too severe on me!

1 Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhāng Yì móu]

1 Please do not be too severe on me!

1 set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality

2 aloof and remote

1 high and low

2 uneven (in height)

3 uneven (of ground)

1 to sleep peacefully (idiom)

2 (fig.) to rest easy

3 to be free of worries

1 Eastern Myanmar plateau

1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful

2 social climbing

1 summit conference

1 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)

1 haute couture

2 high fashion clothing

1 peak of excitement

2 orgasm

1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

2 to aim too high