first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
open; spacious; extensive
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
government service; the bureaucracy
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
in a little bit; after a short while
attendance (at school); going to school
pupil; student; schoolchild
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
pair; the two; both persons; both things
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety