discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
donation; contribution; endowment
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
both hands; both arms; ten
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
foreign; abroad; overseas
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
study; learning; tutorial
considerably; greatly; a lot
engineering firm; contractor
to dispose of; to sell off
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child