to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
reality; actuality; hard fact
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
prohibition; inhibition; ban
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be sacked; to be dismissed
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny