increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
rationalization; justification
ready-made; off the shelf
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to follow another's example
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
ratio; proportion; percentage
otherwise; if not; or else
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
great hurry; great haste; rush
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
cooperation; collaboration
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
how many years; how long; what year
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now