to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
marriage ceremony; wedding
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
messenger; envoy; emissary
last night; yesterday evening
several people; a few people
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
husband and wife; married couple
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
outside the country; abroad
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
elopement; running away with a lover
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
traitor (to one's country); quisling
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
done; just done; just finished
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down