with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
troubled face; worried expression
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
around the clock; day and night
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to take back; to recapture
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to pick up; to find; to gather
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
personal feelings; self-interest
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence