several years; a few years
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
carefree; free from worry
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to stiffen; to become stiff
proposal; offer; request; application
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to fall flat; to fall face down
all night; throughout the night
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to look down on; to make light of
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability