to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
late at night; at a late hour
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening