economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
several times (as large, over)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
treatment (of a person); dealing with
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
suddenly; all of a sudden
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind