wide difference; a world of difference
to sew up; to sew together
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
chance (of success); odds
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
one's possessions; ownership
to be flexible; to be accommodating
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
instability; insecurity; crankiness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state