friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
willow tit (Parus montanus)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(social) position; status
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beyond that point; after that
clearing one's throat; cough
one more time; once more; once again
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
gender; distinction of sex; sex
class; heading; group; category
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset