to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
by sheer strength; by brute force
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
speech; expression; wording; language
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
tool; implement; means; furniture