adaptation; accommodation; conformity
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
overloading (a truck, etc.); excessive loading
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to lean against; to set against
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
message; informative matter
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
change; alteration; modification
cram school; private tutoring school
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
indispensable; essential; necessary
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to mix; to stir; to blend
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
equality; impartiality; evenness
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off