学堂: college, school (old)...
多余: superfluous, unnecessary, surplus...
燃油: fuel oil...
诉苦: to grumble, to complain, grievance...
宁可: preferably, one would prefer to...(or not to...), would rather, (would) be better to, (to pick) the lesser of two evils...
客户: client, customer...
进度: pace, tempo, degree of progress (on project), work schedule...
操作: to work, to operate, to manipulate...
省事: to handle administrative work...
区域: area, region, district...