mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
public agency; public institution
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
forevermore; for eternity
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
programme; program; plans; arrangements
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse