paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
reinforcement; strengthening
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
crushed stone; hardcore; macadam
resistance to earthquakes; seismic resistance
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to compose; to put together
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
temple; shrine; sanctuary
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
interior design; interior; upholstery
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
business; work; operations; service; duties
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
building contractor; builder; building firm
that is to say; so that means
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)