vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
how much; how many; to what extent
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
clearing one's throat; cough
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become locked; to lock
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cheap article; poor-quality article
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal