shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
letter; missive; note; mail
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with a start; with a jump
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
instant; moment; for an instant
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
company; corporation; workplace
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be silent; to say nothing
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come