to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
on bad terms; at loggerheads
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
joint struggle; common (united) front
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the opposite sex; isomerism
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
story; tale; talk; discussion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(your) daughter; young woman
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
if you think about it; come to think of it
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
overlooking; turning a blind eye
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
sign of remorse; indication of regret
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
particularly; only; in the case of
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals