buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
best article under heaven; peerless
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
having said that; on the other hand
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
elementary level; beginner level
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
ill-gotten money; bad coin
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
not yet known; unknown; strange
to take a veneer off something
acquaintance; appreciative friend
same family (race, tribe)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success