felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
consultation; consulting; consul
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
district; section; sector
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
bungalow; one-story house
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
tenement house; row house
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
our country; our land; one's own country
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pushing by hand; hand gilding