faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
beginning; outset; first; onset
after that; afterwards; thereafter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
because of; owing to; due to
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
movie set; filming location
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse