to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
scene; view; prospect; outlook
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
curtailment of expenditure; financial retrenchment
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
go that far; to that extent
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
amount of money; sum of money
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
diffusion rate; rate of spread
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances