present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
starting (construction) work
fourth day of the month; four days
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
intensification; aggravation
interruption; suspension; break
postponement; deferment; adjournment
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
action of making something; -ification
planning; project; plan; design
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
reopening; resumption; restarting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
garbage man; garbage collector
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
position; location; base; point; site
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
offender; criminal; culprit
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
play equipment; playground equipment
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly