medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
invisibly; secretly; privately
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
supply; supplying; replenishment
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
by sheer strength; by brute force
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
all (there is); as long as there is
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not