Vocabulary

prohibition; inhibition; ban

rising; ascending; climbing

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty

witness

focus; focal point

consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)

consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer

consumption; expenditure; spending

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

boy

managing director; executive director

disposal; throwing away; selling off

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

woman; female

income; earnings

act; deed; conduct

second half; latter half

aviation; flying

way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

(one's) whereabouts

lecture; address; speech

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

purchase; buying

(being in) the black; surplus

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

Hong Kong

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

national; founded and run by the central government

national defence; national defense

traffic; transportation

advertisement; advertising

nationality; citizenship

construction work

(manufacturing) industry

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

(public) park

public performance

opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure