middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
silence; stillness; quietness
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
only; merely; but; no more than
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
on bad terms; at loggerheads
carrying out mercenary deeds; having a mercenary attitude; calculating
it's not like; it isn't as if
although I say; although one might say; although called
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
resolute; determined; bold
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of