Vocabulary

to repeat

de facto wife; common-law wife

still better; even better

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

to act as an intermediary

middle brother

to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

together with one's lot

to become famous

to be famous; to be well-known

through a matchmaker

through a go-between

to have sexual intercourse

to pose a riddle

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

to eat raw (fresh)

to shed tears

to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification

to be moved to tears

uncommonly; extraordinary

to cut one's way through the waves

source of worry; source of distress

in comparison

to gain fame; to make one's name

to distinguish oneself

to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

to have one's name entered (in a list)

to become famous; to make a name for oneself

to meet with disaster

to be betrayed

bitter medicine

bitter experience

thick (esp. of muscles, wood, leaves, etc.)

one can not serve two masters

light head; vague head

this corrupt world

dull sound; muffled sound

to take a load off

to manipulate puppets; to pull wires

to undertake a duty