to call again; to call (someone) back
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
doctor's visit; house call
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to arrive home; to return
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sick person; patient; invalid
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
name plate; name tag; label
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
locomotive; (train) engine
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
Charon (moon of Pluto); Charon (ferryman of Hades)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity