close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
late at night; at a late hour
husband and wife; married couple
greeting; a fine thing to say
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
postwar period; period after Second World War
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 condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
export; exportation; efferent
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
moderate; proper; just right
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
being good at cooking; good cook
even though things may appear this way
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
influential person; man of importance
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
soldier; combatant; warrior
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell