faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
instant; moment; for an instant
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
opinion; point of view; visual point
to become settled; to be fixed
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shake; to sway; to waver
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to face; to go towards; to head towards
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
observation; survey; watching
to become frayed; to become loose
beautiful woman; (a) beauty