forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
agricultural land; farmland
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
control; management (e.g. of a business)
place where one works; construction site; working area
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
charging (electrically); electrification
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
electricity; (electric) light
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
preservation; retainment; keeping
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
negotiations; discussions; connection
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
measurement error; calculation error
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to move forward; to move on