office hours; business hours; working hours
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
although I say; although one might say; although called
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
practice; practising; training; study
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
incident; affair; happening; event
in history; ever; historical
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
drama; play; Chinese opera
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
decision; determination; resolution
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to distribute emergency rice
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion