to succeed; to bear fruit
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to begin to walk; to set out
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
reaction; response; reaction
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
of great promise; with a promising future
good prospects; full of hope; promising
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained