remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
control; management (e.g. of a business)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to escape from; to get out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how many people; a number of people
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
company president; manager; director
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
surroundings; environs; circumference
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to spin (e.g. ramie, hemp, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
that's the way it is; such is life
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
first-rate; finest quality; the best
government; administration