to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
headquarters; head office; main office
to be erected; to be built
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
6th day of the month; six days
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
that day; the very same day
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
several years; a few years
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
conference room; council room
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach