price reduction; discount
present; current; in operation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
looking depressed; long face
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
personality; character; individuality; personhood
coaching; couching (stitch)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
heading; headline; index; headword
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take command; to give direction
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to look around; to look towards (us)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum