(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
several weeks; a few weeks
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
paper cover; wrapper; wrapping paper
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
and (also); both ... and; as well as
reply (to a letter); response; answer
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
writing; composition; essay; sentence
silently; hushed; in a still manner
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
at a loose end; having nothing to do
giving; gifting; presenting
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be astonished; to be amazed
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once