precarious situation; precarious state
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to lie deep in; to extend far back
commencing with; including
one by one; one after another; successively
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
emperor (of Japan); mikado
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
directly; in person; firsthand
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
this occasion; at this time; now
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
interstage; inter-section; column space
regulars; regular soldiers