lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
still (continuing); as ever; further
correction; rectification; mending; repair
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
3rd day of the month; three days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
regret; repentance; remorse
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester