ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress
to put on airs; to assume importance
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
in one's own way or style
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
distinction; differentiation; classification
industry; diligence; frugality
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
most part; greater part; majority
every month; monthly; month by month
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
repayment; redemption; depreciation; amortization; amortisation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
accomplishment; execution
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
no matter how much time passes
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to find out; to discover; to locate
internal conditions; true state of affairs
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall