hoarse voice; husky voice
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
study; library; den; home office; reading room
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
skill; dexterity; proficiency
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
company; corporation; workplace
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to approach; to draw near
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless