to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to subsist; to keep on living
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
future (usually near); prospects
heir; inheritor; successor
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
counter for choices, options, etc.
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
while; during; performed in this condition
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness