new era; new period; new age; new epoch
town; city; municipal; urban
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attempt; to test; to try out
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
pesticide; repellent; eliminator; eradicator; -cide
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
already; now; no longer; not any more
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
weave; weaving; woven item
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
paste; glue; clothing starch
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)