to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
only; merely; but; no more than
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
energy conservation; economical use of energy
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to need; to call for; to require
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
different thing; another question; different case
surely; certainly; without doubt
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
speech; expression; wording; language
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be worried; to be troubled
individual; one by one; separate; each
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by