to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
of great promise; with a promising future
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
time; season; period; phase; stage
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
business practice; commercial practice; trade usage
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sinophone world; Chinese-speaking world
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
door; gate; opening; title page
Dungeon Master (video game)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction