hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
each; (arch.) you (plural)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
reaction; response; reaction
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tumble down; to roll down
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
at once; immediately; right now
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
several minutes; a few minutes
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
river; stream; River; the ... river
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
different opinion; objection
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
topic of discussion; agenda
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky