contract; compact; agreement
document; official papers
municipal office; council; city hall
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
fifth day of the month; five days
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
silence; stillness; quietness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
firm; strong; solid; stable
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
flustered; confused; panicked
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
no exception; without exception; always the same
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
machine parts; machinery; equipment
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
stairs; stairway; staircase