to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
recreation; diversion; relaxation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pre-war days; before the war
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
upward tendency; rising trend
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
cartage; transportation or shipping charges
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sales; selling; marketing
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
each nation; many nations; many countries
equality; uniformity; evenness
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be profitable; to yield a profit
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to spend time (on doing something)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
decisive battle of brief duration
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral