to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
to be embarrassed; to lose face
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
feeling; sense; impression
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major