evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
January; first month of the lunar calendar
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
working at home; telecommuting
urgent; requiring quick (response)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
business discussion; negotiation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to fight; to exchange blows
wandering; rambling; roaming
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to emphasize; to attach importance to
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
madness; craziness; insanity
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
natural span of life; 250 years old
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly