marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to leave as is; to ignore
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
evening meal; supper; dinner
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
without permission; without notice
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference