through a wall; on the other side of a wall
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fortress; stronghold; citadel
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
only; merely; but; no more than
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
residence; housing; residential building
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
infrastructure improvement
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to face on; to look out on to
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
site; point on a map; spot
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression