unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
guardian; protector; patron; parent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
world; society; people; the public
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to live; to reside; to inhabit
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in comparison to; rather than
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
really; truly; indeed; good grief
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary