to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to handle (a thing) roughly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
covering; protection; backing; relief
worthless; pointless; useless
to die; to lay down life's burden
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
desperation; struggle to the death
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
(necessary) personnel; required person
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
seventh day of the month; seven days
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
personal (employee); employed; retained
to accompany; to go with; to go together
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
specialization; specialisation
at a moment's notice; readily
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic