premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
to be in confusion; to be busy
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
courting; wooing; making advances
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
fifth day of the month; five days
although; though; despite the fact that ...
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
a Buddha; deceased person
to make up one's mind; to be determined
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in that way; like that; that way
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
handrail; railing; banister
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up