to be in favor with someone
得到某人的青睐 (dédào mǒu rén de qīnglài)
"If you want to get promoted, you need to be in the boss’s good books."
"如果你想升职，你需要在老板的好书里。" (Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng shēngzhí, nǐ xūyào **zài lǎobǎn de hǎo shū lǐ**.)
to be confident and happy with who you are
a small or trivial lie
to speak frankly or sincerely
not something one likes or enjoys
to be unusually advanced or innovative for its era
to be fair and positive in difficult situations
