one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
headquarters; head office; main office
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
beginning; outset; first; onset
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
older brother; elder brother
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
so; like this; in this way
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
originally; by nature; from the start
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
socks; sock; stockings; stocking