to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to entrust; to leave to a person
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
convenient; handy; useful
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
last ray of hope; only hope
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
how many people; a number of people
to collect; to assemble; to gather
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence or information network
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
joint struggle; common (united) front
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
charm; incantation; spell; curse