a gesture to earn one's trust
Spare the rod and spoil the child
conjecture
conjecturing; assuming
Nothing's worse than a braggart
Egoism stinks
That went well
an owl's glare
a ferocious, insatiable person
intense and devoted study
① to pour down ② to have diarrhea
Preaching to the master
gold smelting
Buddhist ringed staff
melting stone
magpie nest
usurping a position; a wife laying claim to the husband's home
sever
Survival of the fittest
peony