clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to ask; to enquire; to query
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
although; though; despite the fact that ...
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
never mind!; don't worry about it
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
sick person; patient; invalid
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
all day long; all the day; throughout the day