lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
medical expenses; doctor's bill
two times; twice; two degrees
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
serious illness; dangerous disease
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
time of weakness; moment of vulnerability; time of distress
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to harm; to cause harm to
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little