person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
opposite side; opposition
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
decoration; ornament; trimmings
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
declaration; proclamation; announcement
declaration of independence
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
annotation; explanatory note; comment
stagnation; hindrance; delay
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C