reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to speak; to hear a voice
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
exhibition; display; putting on show
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
dose; installment; instalment
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
emotional strength; force of will
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly