to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
particular; hard to please; fussy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to like; to love; to be fond of
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
while; during (the time when)
(present) head of a family
to scatter away; to vanish
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sincerity; true heart; devotion
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
marriage proposal; courtship
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
knowing; (an) acquaintance
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
(your, his, her) daughter
when it becomes; when it comes to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
one's parents' generation
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever