to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
but; however; although; though
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
letting (someone) die without helping
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to become desperate; to give in to despair
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
transactions; dealings; business
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to complain; to make a complaint
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to make a fist; to clench one's fist