bargain; good buy; budget
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
acting ability; talent as a performer
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
another thing; other things; another man's property
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to become an expert; to be master at
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
pessimism; disappointment
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to palm off; to force a sale
interview (e.g. for a job)
for today; for the time being
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)