to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
body; physical system; (the) person
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
safe and healthy; health and longevity
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
technique; art; skill; move
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
soldier; combatant; warrior
both hands; both arms; ten
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)