worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
direct connection; direct link
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to become pale; to turn pale
rural district; farming area
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
income; receipts; revenue
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
cooperation; collaboration
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
indirection; indirectness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
of great promise; with a promising future
being produced in a particular region; local specialty