also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

perhaps; maybe

(not) ever again; (not) any longer

that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...

in other words; that is to say; so; thus

Vienna, capital of Austria

(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)

Yemen

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)

in other words; i.e.

Adolphe Thiers

best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it

(lit.) 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); (fig.) archaic expressions

(coll.) to get one's just deserts; to serve sb right; to get one's share of (good or bad things); every dog has its day

without a second thought

strangely enough; oddly enough; strange to say

lit. as if flying; very fast

Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).; By nature we desire food and sex.

(Internet slang) I can't even...; Are you kidding me!; OMG!

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing

(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted

hardly any better; just as bad

mouth full of literary phrases; to spout the classics

just as bad; not much better

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 Fa2]; also written 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]

lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]; fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis