half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
waste of time; killing time
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
breathing of a sleeping person
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
stepping back; drawing back
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go