food and drink; eating and drinking
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
touting; tout; barker; pander
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
work; labor; labour; toil
mistress; kept woman; concubine
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
security for a loan; collateral
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to lose face; to be disgraced
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
work-in-progress; working state
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
unsparing official; unmerciful administrator
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
alert status; emergency alert
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
early detection (of an illness)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
local specialty; local special dish