manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
sexual interest in young boys; boy love
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
principal occupation; core business
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
author; writer; novelist; artist
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to move (house); to change residence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
reopening; resumption; restarting
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out