restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; (lit.) if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to be profitable; to yield a profit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
true character; true heart; true spirit
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
will not do; do not; does not
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
even more; still more; further
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
genuine; authentic; true; real
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
beyond that point; after that
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence