once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
government office; public office
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be able to manage somehow or another
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one day; (on) a certain day
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
use; utilization; utilisation; application
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
in the meanwhile; during the time
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
interruption; suspension; break
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such