shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance