to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
every year; yearly; annually
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
either way; in any case; one way or another
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
part; portion; glimpse; bit
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to walk in on; to tread upon