impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
kick; treating (someone) poorly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
storefront; front of a store
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to grow angry; to display one's anger
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to investigate; to examine
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
regardless of; irrespective of
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
for today; for the time being
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women