unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
old body; aged person; elderly person
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
health; healthy; sound; fit
your husband; her husband
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
critical (condition); serious
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be smeared; to be covered