trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
only; merely; but; no more than
3000; three thousand; many
little something; reward; tip
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
number of (large) animals
division into equal parts; equal parts
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
you could say; you might say; verging on the
share; portion; quota; cut
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
sons and daughters; children; girl
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
rental fee; rent; hire charge
100,000; hundred thousand
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
every month; each month; monthly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable