Vocabulary

to ruin oneself

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on

to recall the old days

to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

when you get to the destination

in opposition to

to vie with one's opponent

uninhabited region

to undo a knot

to eliminate waste

have a pain in one's chest

to worry oneself (about)

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

to become consumptive

to suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis; to have trouble in one's lungs

to form groups

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

to defile one's reputation; to besmirch one's name

under the orders of; by order (command)

starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)

to pass on an order; to pass the word

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

to lose one's eyesight

to engrave an inscription

to obey orders

to form an alliance

to have an eye for

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

to take off one's glasses

having poor eyesight

blessed people; favored people (favoured); privileged people

cannot make a living

to have a meal; to eat

to let cooked rice steam after turning off the heat

rarely seen; uncommon

bad for the eyes

coarse (texture or grain)

fine (mesh, fabric texture)