performance of one's official duties
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to be saved up (of money)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
northern part; the north (of a region)
level ground; plain; flatland
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
death penalty; capital punishment
as if nothing had happened
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
remarkable; striking; obvious
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
very much; exceedingly; extremely
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
amply; sufficiently; fully; completely; all out
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
in the earth; in the ground; underground
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
billow; surge; large wave
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on