picking; collecting; harvesting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to employ; to hire; to charter
tax revenue; tax revenues
not yet known; unknown; strange
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
personification; impersonation; embodiment
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
decrease; reduction; decline
tendency; trend; inclination
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
how; in what way; by what means
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to increase; to add to; to augment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to throw open; to leave open
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe