first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to have an eye on; to zero in on
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
headquarters; head office; main office
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
security for a loan; collateral
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
small change; coins; small sum of money
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
returned goods; returning purchased goods
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to surge; to well up; to gush out
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)