to rescue from; to help out of; to save
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be needed; to be wanted
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
existence; possession; having; limited company
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
of course; certainly; naturally
now that; since; so long as; because
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)