唉声叹气 | to heave deep sighs | |
喝西北风 | to suffer from cold and hunger | |
走亲访友 | to visit relatives and friends | |
过活 | to live one's life | |
礼轻情意重 | a small gift with great feeling behind it | |
打肿脸充胖子 | to act big | |
礼尚往来 | courtesy requires reciprocity | |
人情 | human emotion | |
左邻右舍 | neighbors | |
未必 | not necessarily | |
排场 | ostentation and extravagance | |
无可奈何 | to have no choice |