谋生: to seek one's livelihood, to work to support oneself, to earn a living...
化险为夷: to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster...
避难: refuge, to take refuge, to seek asylum (political etc)...
火药: gunpowder...
昆虫: insect...
静止: still, immobile, static, stationary...
幸福: happiness, happy, blessed...
闸: gear, brake, sluice, lock (on waterway), electric switch or circuit breaker...
果断: firm, decisive...
营业: to do business, to trade...