point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
glove (esp. sports); globe
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
corridor; hallway; passageway
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
putting out the light; switching off the light
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
corpulence; fatness; obesity
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
chair; stool; post; office; position
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
casualties; the killed and wounded
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
opposite; reverse; contrary
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)