life imprisonment; life sentence
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
mutually; reciprocally; together
besides; moreover; in addition
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to make one's own; to take possession of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
government; administration
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
quotation; citation; reference
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
one's last moments; hour of death
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to throw into; to toss into
arrangement; pact; agreement
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to collapse into; to flop onto
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
way one walks; one's walk
assuming that ...; supposing that ...