miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
time; season; period; phase; stage
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
real experience; actual observations
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
space (room, area, outer space)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting