tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
taste; palate; sense of taste
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
success; prosperity; boom
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
system; institution; organization; organisation
air of luxury; high class feel
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
snowy; covered in deep snow
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
construction; establishment
construction; architecture (of buildings)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
very busy (person or thing)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
storehouse; warehouse; godown