to work as; to pursue as a vocation
issue; offspring; paternal blood
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
empress (consort); queen (consort)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
empress dowager; queen mother
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
future trouble; future problems
reason; grounds; circumstances
pale; pallid; bluish-white
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
decision; determination; resolution
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
even if ... were not so; even if it were not the case
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
white (complexion); fair-skinned
good-looking man; fine figure of a man