halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
amount of light; quantity of light
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
river; stream; River; the ... river
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
superficial knowledge; smatterer
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
side table; bedside table
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
news; word; tidings; omen
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect