to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
incompetent; have no merit
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
business discussion; negotiation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
reality; actuality; hard fact
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to be forward; to be impertinent
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home