assistance; backing; reinforcements
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
loud laughter; hearty laugh
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
quiz; short test; mini test
to jump at; to be attracted by
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
if it is the case that ...
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to spring at; to leap upon
fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
don't worry; there's no need to worry
it seems so; that's what it looks like
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
several minutes; a few minutes
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite