to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
interior design; interior; upholstery
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
interior; inside; internal
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the whole area; all areas
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
mobilization; mobilisation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
January; first month of the lunar calendar
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
street; quarter; district; area
bank; weir; embankment; levee
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
instead; but (on the other hand)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful