To curb or restrain one's words or behavior; to become more cautious or disciplined and stop acting wildly or arrogantly.

To amass wealth through unfair, illegal, or unethical means; to fleece people

to gather or accumulate things that are scattered, such as books, paintings, or scrap materials

the property of a sequence, series, or integral that approaches a definite limit; mathematical convergence

to extort taxes by force or through inventing unfair new excuses; to plunder the people's wealth through heavy taxation

To collect money from a group of people; to raise funds.

to overtax or extort money from the people; to squeeze wealth from the public through heavy taxation

(literary) to stay out of sight; to avoid public activity; to hide or cover one's traces

literary term meaning to stop smiling and put on a solemn or respectful look

to keep silent and hold one's breath; used to describe a state of being extremely cautious, respectful, or fearful in someone's presence

To hold one's breath and stay silent; describes a state of being extremely tense, concentrated, or respectful.

To hide one's tracks and keep a low profile; to withdraw from the public eye or keep silent to oneself.

(literary) To stop or control one's steps, such as by slowing down, walking softly, or halting entirely; also written as [[敛步|斂步|lian3 bu4]].

(literary) to control one's steps by slowing down, walking softly, or coming to a halt; to hesitate to advance further

(literary) to tax people by the head and collect grain by the basketful; used to describe extremely harsh or predatory taxation

(literary) carambola or star fruit, used in food and Chinese medicine; more commonly known as [[杨桃|楊桃|yang2 tao2]]

reserved or understated in personality or artistic style; showing deep feelings or restraint without being flashy

a funeral ritual of dressing the deceased and wrapping the body in a shroud before placing it in a coffin

to collect or levy taxes; to extort taxes from the people

to levy taxes or extort money from the people without any restraint

a medicine for internal or external use that can cause tissue contraction, stop bleeding, or check diarrhea by precipitating proteins and drying out tissue

(mathematics) a sequence that has a limit

a series of numbers that approaches a specific limit (math.)

to draw in one's claws; to hide one's brilliance; to show more modesty or restraint

to gather things together; to clean up or throw things together; colloquial or dialectal usage

To build up or cause public resentment and hatred; to provoke ill will.

to pull back one's hands; to refrain or abstain from doing something out of fear or caution

to shrink or pull back; to condense or tighten up

to pull the lapels of one's garment together or tuck in the hem as a sign of respect; (specifically) a traditional formal salute performed by women, also used as a polite closing in women's correspondence

to lower the head and drop one's eyes in a respectful, submissive, or humble manner

to levy excessive or illegal taxes; to extort wealth from the people through force

to store something away very carefully and secretly

a mode of thinking that focuses on finding a single, well-established answer to a problem

To hide the edge of a sword; used to describe someone concealing their talents or sharpness to avoid drawing attention or to grow in maturity.

to exploit the people or amass a fortune through heavy taxation and plunder

to accumulate wealth without satisfaction; to continually plunder or exploit people (idiom)

to collect or levy taxes from the people; to impose taxation

To be talented and capable yet remain humble and modest; to refrain from showing off one's abilities

to gather people together and collect taxes from them