natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
close; intimate; on good terms
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
cooperation; collaboration
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
admiration; being impressed (by)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
since when; from when; how long
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
poor physical health; bad shape
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood