telephone number; phone number
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to take up one's residence
modernization; modernisation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to transplant (a plant); to replant; to reset (type)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
two equal parts; exactly two parts
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage