necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(positive) economic effect
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
fund-raising; fund collecting
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
with a friendly grin; smilingly
settlement; conclusion; summary
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
smoothly; easily; readily
joints; points (of a speech)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
each and all; every single one; everybody
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")