weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
headquarters; head office; main office
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
obliteration; annihilation
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to increase; to add to; to augment
powerful person; influential person
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to open (one's eyes) wide
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
recorded in history; historical
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
calamity; disaster; accident
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears