to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to be relieved; to feel relieved
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
general; popular; common; typical
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cold district; northern district
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
from the beginning; from scratch
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
production process; industrial operation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cooperation; collaboration
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to govern; to manage; to subdue
tone (of voice); manner of talking