preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
permanent; perpetual; lasting
clean water; purified water
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
inspection; examination; checking
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
whereabout; about where; how much
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
field overseer; site foreman
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
reading aloud; recitation
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
the Industrial Revolution
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
don't worry; no worries; never mind
oilily; slimily; slipperily
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.