safe; vault; storage cabinet
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
wherein; therein; thereinto
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
day after day; day by day
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
with a whack; smack; slap
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to succeed; to bear fruit
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
on the other hand; at the same time
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
silence; stillness; quietness
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
commencing with; including
plan; protocol; manifest; program
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally