Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

renovation / redecoration – to change the look of a place
decoration / interior design – the look of a place
eg. the decoration of the place was really nice

reign it in
eg. the gov wants to reign it in
eg2. they want to reign in the influence of the US on China’s society

registered permanent residence – hu kou
eg. I switched my registered permanent residence to SH after university

retreat their money – withdraw their money / take their money out / retrieve their money 

bias against it
eg. I’m bias against drugs

take the edge off – to try to relax after a long day / stressful day
eg. sometimes I have a drink to take the edge off

change a job – change jobs / get a new job