construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
spare time; free time; leisure time
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
inside; interior; inner part
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
newcomer; initiate; rookie