顽固: stubborn, obstinate...
情形: circumstances, situation...
不至于: unlikely to go so far as to, not as bad as...
镇: to press down, to calm, to subdue, to suppress, to guard, garrison, small town, to cool or chill (food or drinks)...
走过场: to go through the motions...
角逐: to tussle, to contend, to contest...
忍饥挨饿: starving, famished...
总之: in a word, in short, in brief...
女人: wife...
向导: guide...
