faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
solitude; loneliness; isolation
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous