assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to come back; to bloom a second time
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
without cause; without reason
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
isolation; being alone; being friendless
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
clicking; clopping; clacking
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to become clear; to be made public
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
sales promotion; hard selling
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
recommendation; endorsement
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance