maid; helper; help; assistance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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 ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
something like ...; something called ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
natural growth; wild growth
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
choices; alternatives; options
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to face; to go towards; to head towards
whole face; all over one's face
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls