small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
factory; manufactory; works; mill
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
family; members of a family
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
street stall; stand; booth
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
conviction; belief; confidence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet