-less; lacking; non-existing
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
financial institutions; banking facilities
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
first place; head position; leading position
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
about; concerning; related to; -ish
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
sales; selling; marketing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
saltpan; field for drying salt
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
selling out; being sold out
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP