for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
middle period; medium-term
priority; order of precedence
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to