purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
curtain; hanging; bunting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
visual effect(s) (e.g. in a film)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
preference; priority; precedence
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I see; that's right; indeed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
action; operation; effect; function
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be talented; to be able
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to some extent; to a certain extent
grasp; catch; understanding
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention