cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
table of charges; tariff; price list
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
position; job; employment; opening
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
management; administration; operation
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to become locked; to lock
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to jump from one thing to another
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
reform; reformation; reorganization
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
few decades; many decades; several decades
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed