to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to work without sleep or rest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
cannot be compared with; no match for
to become desperate; to give in to despair
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
suspicious-looking; fishy
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
source of worry; source of distress
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
older brother; elder brother
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand