classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to have a rumor circulating
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
concession; conciliation; compromise
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to go out and away; to leave
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
thousands; several thousand
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
expectation; anticipation; forecast
monetary; financial; pecuniary
as (for); for; in the capacity of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
first thing in the morning
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
impossible to do (although wants to)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful