principal occupation; core business
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
way; method; means; resource; course
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
older employee who does not have much actual work
up until now; as recently as the present
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to name; to call; to christen; to term
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
plural; multiple; several
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
sphere; counter for balls
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
seniority by length of service
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to ask a high price; to overcharge