cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
registration; accession; register; entry; record
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
digital native; person who has grown up in the age of computers, the Internet, etc.
generation; the world; the age
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to call in; to invite; to bring in