to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
workforce reduction; personnel cut
to base something on; to make something the basis
blood congestion; -stasis
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
settlement out of court; private settlement
birth date; date of birth; DOB
divining sticks; counting; calculation
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
bill (at a restaurant); check
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to have (something) innate; to be born with
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)