passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
a few years ago; some years back
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to add (to); to add on; to append
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
condition; state (of health); appearance
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to become misty; to become hazy
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
front entrance; front door
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
sickroom; hospital room; ward
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
electrically powered; electric
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
VIP; very important person