to be helpful; to be useful
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how; in what way; how about
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
beginning; outset; first; onset
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be tired of looking at
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)