increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
bedside; near one's pillow
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to rise; to erect; to get up
storage room; store room; lumber room
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
the place for; the time for; the level of
more than usual; especially; particularly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
in the morning; during the morning
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
supply; supplying; replenishment
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up