to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; place of work; workplace
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
it's been a long time; long time no see
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)