management; administration; operation
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
commencing with; including
foreign; abroad; overseas
import; importation; introduction; afferent
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
raw materials; ingredients
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
local production for local consumption
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
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to use X as a selling point
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
considerably; fairly; quite
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)