to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
previous engagement; prior contract
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in proportion to; just as much as
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
meaning; significance; sense
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth