assistance; backing; reinforcements
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to take command; to give direction
one's own army; one's own team
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
failure; mistake; blunder
reputation; respectability
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes