good family; respectable family; decent family
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to be called; to do
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
very recently; in the very recent past
living by oneself; living alone
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
and; thereupon; because of that
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
opinion; intention; thought
charming; fascinating; attractive
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
covered in mud; mud-caked
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to grow up; to become an adult