to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
they; those guys; those fellows
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse