repair; mending; fixing; servicing
complete change; about-face
cesspool; sink; manure sink
abandoning; giving up; quitting
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
either way; in any case; one way or another
(token amount of) consolation money
to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
moon visible in the morning
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
national defence; national defense
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month