mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
orphan; person without friends
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
abundant harvest; bumper crop
have a good day; take care; see you
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
personal; individual; private
one's possessions; ownership
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
on the occasion of; at the time of
property; fortune; assets
sharing; division; draw; tie
individual; private person; personal; private
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
amount of money; sum of money
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to cut corners; to be shoddy
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to approach; to draw near
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break