entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
light blue; pale blue; aqua
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
your husband; her husband
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
no vacancy; full occupancy
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
late at night; at a late hour
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
cut; reduction; curtailment
torrent (file); torrenting
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
spider's thread; spider silk
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)