takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
school building; schoolhouse
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
just before noon; late-morning snack
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
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.)