to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to detain; to check; to restrain
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
drop (e.g. of water); drip
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
but; however; even though; even if
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to serve; to work for; to attend