school building; schoolhouse
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
storehouse; warehouse; godown
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
how many people; a number of people
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
cost of repairs; repair costs
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
inside; interior; inner part
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
film studies; cinema studies
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
screening (a movie); showing
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)