lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become pale; to turn pale
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
clearing one's throat; cough
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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
letter; missive; note; mail
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
chief of the general staff
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to be helpful; to be useful
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be needed; to be wanted
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping