zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
restoration; repair; mending
destruction; collapse; crumbling
reinforcement; strengthening
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to differ; to vary; to disagree
research area; field of research
many; a lot; much; multitude
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
establishment; settlement
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
that day; the very same day
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
the whole day; all the day
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
hard worker; hardworking person
home-schooling; studying at home
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
no, not like that (but like this)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
how long; how far; how much
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties