to ask a question; to ask questions
prize money; monetary award; reward
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to shake one's head (in denial)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
without permission; without notice
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to use up all one's strength
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)