1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

2 him

3 her

4 it

1 before

2 prior to

3 ago

4 previously

5 beforehand

1 afterwards

2 following

3 later

4 after

1 life (one's time on earth)

1 Mister (Mr.)

1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

1 once is more than enough (idiom)

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

2 early planning is the key to success