to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
thousands; several thousand
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
shooting down (an aircraft)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
one of these days; someday; one day
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
oppression; suppression; pressure
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to serve; to work for; to attend
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
independent action; acting alone
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
several minutes; a few minutes
even though; despite; when
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
town girl; girl raised in a town
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly