meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
100,000; hundred thousand
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
estimate (of costs); budget
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
group; bunch; crowd; group
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
not necessarily so; is not always true
be on your guard!; take care!
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
facing south; southern exposure
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
slope; slanting surface; bevel
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to collect; to assemble; to gather