Vocabulary: 傲慢与偏见
- (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost
- the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
- (female) maid
- to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
- maid
- to inquire into; to ask after
- illness; CL:場|场[chang2]; disease; to fall ill; defect
- personally; in person; oneself
- to judge; to determine; judgment
- to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request
- just recently; just a moment ago
- breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- danger; dangerous
- to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
- on the contrary; instead
- concise; brief
- to feign; to pretend
- almost; nearly; practically
- at the same time; simultaneously
- to arrive; to reach (a destination)
- dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]
- to welcome; to greet
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to link; to peg (currency); gang (gears); continuously; serial verb construction
- to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
- to bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you; thank you for your time
- to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
- cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect
- with all of one's heart
- to express thanks
- if it were not for; but for
- to imagine; to envision; imagination
- to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- all; without exception
- gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
- house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- pebble; cobblestone
- scenery; landscape; view
- to carry
- to work; to handle matters; to have a job
- to do what needs to be done, without delay