too (much); overly; excessively
instant; moment; for an instant
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
temple; shrine; sanctuary
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
interior design; interior; upholstery
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(made of) stone; stone-built
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to harden earth into a mass
business; work; operations; service; duties
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
building contractor; builder; building firm