breeding; raising; rearing
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
business; trade; operations; sales
riverside; edge of a river
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
management; administration; operation
run by a village; village-operated
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
construction; architecture (of buildings)
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
civil engineering and construction
work; business; company; study
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
even more; still more; further
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
number of persons; personnel
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)