unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
starvation; famine; hunger
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
source of funds; resources; finances
opening declaration; profession; declaration in public; proclamation
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
studies; schoolwork; classwork
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
beyond that point; after that
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
contemplation; meditation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
by itself; automatically; naturally
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
to stay calm; to keep cool
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble