river; stream; River; the ... river
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be excited; to be elated
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
export; exportation; efferent
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
production output; number of goods manufactured
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
that is to say; so that means
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to drink up; to drain (cup)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
scene; spectacle; sight; view
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
many; numerous; various; large number of
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to put into the mouth; to eat
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a few years ago; some years back
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye