stimulating; exciting; provocative
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
along; parallel to; in accordance with
main force; chief object; mainline
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
lessening; diminishing; reducing
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
troops; group members; team members
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation