to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
free (of charge); gratuitous
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wife and children; (arch.) wife
family; members of a family
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to live; to make a living; to get on with
you (plural); all of you; you all
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(period of) a year; during an era
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
store; reserve; stock; savings
income; receipts; revenue
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank