companion; follower; attendant; retinue
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
while; during; while; although; all; both
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
study; library; den; home office; reading room
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice