to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
building time; construction period
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
4th day of the month; four days
construction; architecture (of buildings)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; 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
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
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)
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; 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
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
going on a pleasure jaunt
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
compensation; amends; redeeming feature