elder sister; effeminate man
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
old man; venerable gentleman
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch