education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
consultation; consulting; consul
fee; charge; rate; material
mouth of a river; lower stream
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
future (usually near); prospects
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
perfect; complete; flawless
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
no matter how much time passes
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
long tail (theory, phenomenon, effect, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
clearly; distinctly; vividly
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
don't you think?; indicates question