poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
reading too much into things
reputation; respectability
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
January; first month of the lunar calendar
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
working at home; telecommuting; telework
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 hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
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
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
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 exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
wandering; rambling; roaming
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to emphasize; to attach importance to
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera