sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to speak; to hear a voice
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
ferry; free on board; FOB
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to get change back; to be more than enough
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fee; charge; rate; material
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
small profits and quick returns
goodness; excellence; virtue
have to do; must; should; ought to
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
being up to the person himself
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to begin; to set about; to start
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
like water; like it grows on trees
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind