to rescue from; to help out of; to save
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
master; teacher; stable master
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
feeling keenly; fully realizing
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
from the beginning; from scratch
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
training; drill; practice; discipline
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to follow another's example
trusting too much; overestimating ability
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be worried; to be troubled
alone; by oneself; on one's own
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
living together (with one more person)
such ... as; or some such
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
leaving everything to someone else
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped