lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
knowing; (an) acquaintance
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
woman who has borne only male children
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
woman who has produced only daughters
my husband; one's family; family member
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
marriage proposal; marriage talks
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
it is I who should say so
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
participation; joining; entry; adherence
not understanding; not knowing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)