concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to increase; to add to; to augment
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to stop walking; to pause
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to give directions; to issue instructions
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
but; however; provided that
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
lined curtain; opaque curtain