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buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)

2

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

from now on

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

kindness; favor; favour

2

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials

2

to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

2

straight line

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

road; highway

5

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

cultivation; farming

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

6

time; years

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

at one's own expense

1

building; construction

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

top; summit; peak

2

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

1

surveillance camera; security camera

1

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

lap time

1

measuring; measurement

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

6

half a year; six months

9

road construction; roadworks; road repairs

1

general mobilization; general mobilisation

2

on the road

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

12

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

2

chainsaw

2

equipment

3

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

3

pickaxe

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

6

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1