materials; data; document
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
don't you think?; indicates question
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
man; male; masculine gender
conference room; council room
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
no sleep or rest; working day and night
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
mountain range; mountain belt
increase in population; population growth
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
arms buildup; military expansion
the same as always; day after day
document; official papers
to discuss; to talk together
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
public works; public-works projects; public utilities