Meanings

monetary tightening

discount

to (physically) force someone to sit down

memorandum of agreement on general trade terms and conditions

gravitational constant (G)

round-trip transaction

to consult a dictionary

collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat in the New Year)

to attract attention

to be moreish

to pull (the puppet) strings

to draw lots

to get the short end of the stick

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.)

to let oneself be persuaded (by)

draw stroke (canoeing)

arbitrage

to be able to get a (type of) discount

cash on delivery

seeking one's own interests