exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
every person; each one; everybody
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
enough is enough; no further!
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make public; to bring to light
how many years; how long; what year
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
how much; how many; to what extent
determination; resolution
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
business ability; business acumen
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
just because; even if; even though
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to hand (over); to deliver in person
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!