ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
moment by moment; hour by hour
sending a telegram; telegraph
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in name only; titular; nominal
to concern; to be related
to teach; to take a teaching job
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
grey moustache; white beard
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to gather in large groups
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction