possession; retention; maintenance
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
slight; insignificant; small
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
as; because; with; due to
change; transition; vicissitudes
cannot be compared with; no match for
at that time; in those days
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
regarding highly; attaching importance to
highest grade; superlative degree
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
had better ...; had better not ...
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
impact of publicity or propaganda
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
half-term; half-time; half period
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on