to order; to command; to appoint
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to bear fruit; to take effect
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
for the first time in one's life
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
1,000,000; one million; million; many
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
normalcy; normality; normal
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
shop; small store; business; firm
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
several times; once or twice
light; faint; pale; fleeting
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
technical official; technical officer
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
public facilities; utilities
system of government; government structure