1 surely

2 certainly

3 necessarily

4 fixed

5 a certain (extent etc)

6 given

7 particular

8 must

1 not yet

2 did not

3 have not

4 not

5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep

6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

1 future

2 tomorrow

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 approaching

5 coming

6 pending

1 to decide (to do something)

2 to resolve

3 decision

4 classifier: 个 gè

5 classifier: 项 xiàng

6 certainly

1 binding (loanword)

2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved

2 many twists and turns to a story

3 one thing after another

1 (idiom) it's a deal

2 that's settled then

1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced

2 still wet behind the ears

1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers

2 an army marches on its stomach