obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be needed; to be wanted
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
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.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hospitalization; hospitalisation
fee; charge; rate; material
payment; defrayal; disbursement
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
family; members of a family
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
long; drawn-out; very long
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
household; home; family; housekeeping
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
coexistence; living together
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton