to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to subsist; to keep on living
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to commit a crime; to do evil
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
whichever one chooses; either way
every person; each one; everybody
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
at once; immediately; right now
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
check station; checkpoint
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
censorship; inspection; examination
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
intimidation; threat; bluster
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
shop; small store; business; firm
whispering into a person's ear
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to thrust away; to send flying
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
suddenly; all of a sudden
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple