moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
one's house; one's home; one's family
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to add; to write a postscript
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the place for; the time for; the level of
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
story; tale; talk; discussion
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question