to make a vow; to take an oath
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
sham marriage; fake marriage
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to move (house); to change residence
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
still; even now; to this day
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
grudge; complaint; reproach
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
older brother; elder brother
adopted daughter; foster daughter
very careful; thoroughly prepared
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to try all possible means
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
right (to do something); authority; power