job; work; duties; trade; skill
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in good health; alive and well; going strong
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to throw open; to leave open
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ability; capability; skill
to unfold; to unroll; to open
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
only recently; just of late
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
homecoming; returning home
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to pile up; to accumulate
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey