- household duties; housework
- extant; existent; in stock
- to find out; to learn of
- to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries
- tradition; traditional
- to impose; to force upon
- to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- impressions; reflections; thoughts; CL:通[tong4],個|个[ge4]
- to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
- wholeheartedness; sincerity
- to sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
- to adapt; to fit; to suit
- environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient
- (idiom) extraordinary
- hostess; mistress
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past
- to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
- principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
- power; authority
- to be lower than
- housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house; hostess
- bossy and domineering; throwing one's weight about
- nature; innate tendency
- inevitable; certain; necessity
- to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]
- all the more; increasingly
- fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively
- besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- husband
- to move out (vacate); to shift sth out
- alone; by oneself; on one's own
- courage
- to be well acquainted with
- nowadays; now
- unattainable; far-fetched; out of reach; exceedingly remote or distant
- self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
- powerless; lacking strength
- external; outside; outward appearance
- bright and neat
- to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living