这边: this side, here...
过去: (verb suffix)...
帝国: empire, imperial...
淌: to drip, to trickle, to shed (tears)...
抬头: to raise one's head, to gain ground, account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc...
订婚: to get engaged...
夸耀: to brag about, to flaunt...
恐怕: fear, to dread, I'm afraid that..., perhaps, maybe...
省: frugal, save, to omit, to leave out, to save (money), province, comprehend, introspect, visit...
吹: to blow, to play a wind instrument, to blast, to puff, to boast, to brag, to end in failure, to fall through...
