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to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
HSK 3
complementary / to complement each other
HSK 7-9
national subsidy (abbr. for 國家補貼|国家补贴)
to mend
HSK 7-9
to complement / to make up for a deficiency
HSK 7-9
a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
to augment / to supplement / to add
to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
to fill a gap / to fill in a blank (on a form) / to overcome a deficiency
HSK 7-9
not be without some advantage / be of some help
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
nourishing / nutritious
(Internet slang) to imagine / to visualize
unhelpful / useless
a supplement / additional budget
to overdose on supplementary medicine / to cram too hard
to darn (clothing) / to sew and mend
of no avail / not helping in the least
to fill a vacancy / to substitute for
to substitute / to complement in the proper order / to fill vacancies progressively
to compensate / to make up / to complement / to add
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
to remedy / to make up for / benefit
hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace) / hot patching (runtime correction in computing)
medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
to take a tonic (for one's health)
to replace (sth missing) / to restore
(coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack
to fill (up) / to replenish
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
darning / to darn
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
interpolation (math.)
tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
to have a snack / to have a bite
to compensate for / to make good
to subsidize / to make up (deficit)
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement


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