dubious; puzzled; suspicious
half and half; fifty-fifty
a few years ago; some years back
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
eccentric; crank; oddball
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
amount of light; quantity of light
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
opposite side; opposition
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to lie down; to throw oneself down
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored