to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to succeed; to bear fruit
statue; picture; picture revealing character
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
in one's hands; in one's control
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
number of words; vocality
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
unable to speak; inarticulate
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
Morse code (esp. signalling)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order