父亲: father, also pr....
左右: left and right, nearby, approximately, attendant, to control, to influence...
琴: zither; a general name for certain musical instruments...
精简: to simplify, to reduce...
机智: quick-witted, resourceful...
见: to appear, also written...
笨拙: clumsy, awkward, stupid...
制度: system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc), institution...
雪上加霜: (idiom) to make matters even worse, to add insult to injury...
随心所欲: to follow one's heart's desires, to do as one pleases (idiom)...
