征服: to conquer, to subdue, to vanquish...
人们: people...
奠定: to establish, to fix, to settle...
总结: to sum up, to conclude, summary, résumé...
门当户对: the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom), (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match...
壮胆: to get one’s courage up, to embolden...
客车: coach, bus, passenger train...
废话: nonsense, rubbish, superfluous words, You don't say!, No kidding! (gently sarcastic)...
草原: grassland, prairie...
便道: pavement, sidewalk, shortcut, makeshift road...