chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
only; merely; but; no more than
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
untouched; unused; intact
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
work; business; company; study
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to grow up; to become an adult
finding employment; getting a job
to go out and away; to leave
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to blow through; to blow across
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
night view; night skyline; nightscape
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to rock; to shake; to swing