on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
precision instrument or machine
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
rational; reasonable; logical
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
had better ...; had better not ...
long-serving soldier; veteran
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
way; method; means; resource; course
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute