motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
since when; from when; how long
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)