to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
sampling a drink; tasting
sampling food; tasting; trying
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
storehouse; warehouse; godown
in order; sequential; seriatim
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
something like ...; something called ...
(written) contract; agreement
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
close; intimate; on good terms
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to spread; to be propagated
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
many; much; plenty; hardly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
rejection (of an application)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught