guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
not to be depended on; of little hope
beyond this point; from now on; after this
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to recall; to remember; to recollect
how long; how far; how much
only; merely; but; no more than
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
one's possessions; ownership
pride; boast; credit (to)
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
money-making; earning money
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be able to manage somehow or another
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
government office; public office
father; dad; husband; you; he
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)