reinforcement; strengthening
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
moment to quit; way to quit
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
air conditioning; air cooling
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
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
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
exceptional item; extraordinary product
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
self-purification; self-cleansing
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
work-in-progress; working state
poisoning; kill by poison
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
company president; manager; director
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to give an impression; to make an impression
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory