to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
perishable foods; perishables
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
society; public; community; social studies
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
interview (e.g. for a job)
passing through without stopping; passing by
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt