car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
big man; large man; tall man; giant
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
progress; being under way
laborer; labourer; workman
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
food crisis; food-supply crisis
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
transport; transportation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
periodic; regular; routine
incommunicative; taciturn
dwelling; house; residence; address
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
as (one) walks on, and on
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bungalow; one-story house
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
cooking; food preparation