better than none at all; better than nothing
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
terrain; geographical features; topography
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
camera shop; camera store
plain; plateau; tableland
plain; plateau; tableland
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
calm; composed; leisurely
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not