to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to shave off; to scrape off
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
contract; compact; agreement
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
extermination; annihilation
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to turn towards; to point
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to put someone to work; to make someone work
grand; imposing; magnificent
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in