property; fortune; means; assets
reduction by half; halving
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
medicinal plant; medicinal herb
study; research; investigation
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
evident; plain; distinct; clear
popular name; common name; given name
engraver; carver; sculptor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
one's own work; making by oneself
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
drama; play; powerful drug
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
all present; all concerned; all of us
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
belligerence; fighting spirit
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless