corridor; hallway; passageway
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
running as fast as one can
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
long ago; already; a long time ago
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
simply; merely; only; solely
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tighten; to press hard
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
unfairness; injustice; partiality
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be found; to be discovered
conversely; on the contrary
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
very low in sugar content
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
don't you think?; indicates question