repair work; restoration work
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to run around; to bustle about
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
how; in what way; by what means
to subsist; to keep on living
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to boost; to force up; to push up
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)