interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
negotiations; discussions; connection
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
stagnation; hindrance; delay
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
due form; official; formality
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
letter; missive; note; mail
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
long ago; already; a long time ago
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)