to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
within; inside of; less than
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
consists of; comprises; is made up of
rule; government; administration
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
allegiance; obedience; submission
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
optimism; taking an optimistic view
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guess; speculation; supposition
being adopted into the family of one's bride
killing two birds with one stone
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation