speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
business; trade; operations; sales
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
sharing; share (on social media); market share
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
government worker; public servant; civil servant
since when; from when; how long
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
polish; improvement; burnishing
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
preference; priority; precedence
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
personality; character; individuality; personhood
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
this for sure; certainly is
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to smile broadly; to grin widely
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon