assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to begin talking; to open up
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
special; particular; peculiar; unique
shady; underhanded; questionable
this and that; one thing or another
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
whatever the case; under any circumstances
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to get information out of a person; to begin listening