showing maturity or wisdom greater than expected for one’s age
表现出超出年龄的成熟或智慧 (biaoxian chu chaogu nianling de chengshu huo zhihui)
"Even as a child, he was wise beyond his years."
"即使在孩童时期，他也比同龄人更成熟。" (jishi zai haitong shiqi ta ye bi tonglingren geng chengshu)
according to one’s own opinion or standards
a secret agreement made by powerful people
to choose a longer or more beautiful way to travel
to take money from one part of something in order to pay for...
a small sign of possible success or improvement
in the same situation or facing the same challenges
