stairs; stairway; staircase
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
the wisdom of the ancients
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly