tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
marriage ceremony; wedding
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
government supply; government issue
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to revere; to respect; to worship
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
coating (esp. lacquering)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature