just; fair; proper; reasonable
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
but; however; although; even though
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
long time; long interval; for quite some time
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
great famine; severe famine
three generations; three periods; third generation
the next child; second child
all; everyone; everybody; everything
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
self-interest; personal profit
private interests; personal interests
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
origin and history; particulars
selfishness; selfish motive
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
putting into operation; invocation
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble