competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
9th day of the month; nine days
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
ability; capability; skill
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
no sleep or rest; working day and night
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
you could say that; that might be so
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
to dye; to colour; to color
the present term; the present session
according to plan; as planned
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
reluctance to lend; tight lending; credit crunch
supply; provision; raising; procurement
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
rich person; wealthy person