assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
stupid brat; son of a bitch
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
not understanding; not knowing
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
postwar period; period after Second World War
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
tottering steps; drunken staggering
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to push (something) against
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
black hair; black-haired horse
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk