brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
police; police officer; police station
testimony; (verbal) evidence
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
technique; art; skill; move
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
question; inquiry; enquiry
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
complete recovery; healing
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar