establishment; founding; organization; organisation
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
wood (for building); lumber; timber
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
old house; deserted house
sorry to bother you, but ...
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
all; entire; whole; altogether
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
fixed date; settlement date
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
late at night; small hours of the morning
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
rather; better; instead; if anything
counterfeiting; forgery; fabrication
some people; a few people; several people
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent