important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
fields (of rice and other crops)
water shortage; shortage of water supply
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
intention; idea; inclination; wish
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
businessman with political ties
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
third day of the month; three days
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cancellation of a contract
persistence; single-mindedness
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to focus on particular aspects of things
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just