sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to take to task; to take it out on
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
building time; construction period
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
fourth day of the month; four days
construction; architecture (of buildings)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
residence; housing; residential building
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
gift; present; tip; bribe
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)