not yield

complain of unfair treatment

unjust treatment

give way ( pt gave ) , pp given

lower oneself

do work beneath one's ability

give in ( pt gave ) , pp given

kneel ( pt , pp knelt )

humiliation

feel wronged ( pt , pp felt )

bow and scrape

rather die than surrender

can be counted on the fingers ⇒ 这样的好作家屈指可数。 Zhèyàng de hǎo zuòjiā qūzhǐ kě shǔ. → Good authors like this are few and far between.

be second to none ⇒ 这个大学对微生物领域的研究在全国首屈一指。 Zhège dàxué duì wēishēngwù lǐngyù de yánjiū zài quánguó shǒu qū yī zhǐ. → This university is second to none in this country in the field of micro-organic research.