to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to invite in; to show someone in
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
family structure; family composition; family makeup
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
reinforcement; strengthening
particulars; details; specified items
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
success or failure; result
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
business discussion; negotiation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
totally willing; fully motivated
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable