practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
place where one works; construction site; working area
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
person who is always late; person who is never on time
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to dash off; to write freely
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
continuation; succession; series; continuous
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
towering; astonishingly high
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser