放水: to turn on the water, to let water out, to throw a game (sports)...
专注: to focus, to concentrate, to give one's full attention...
看似: to look as if, to seem...
威信: prestige, reputation, trust, credit with the people...
诞生: to be born...
跑龙套: to play a small role...
管子: tube, pipe, drinking straw...
一卡通: the name of various contactless smartcards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)...
事先: in advance, before the event, beforehand, prior...
赴: to go, to visit (e.g. another country), to attend (a banquet etc)...
