friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
by means of; due to; because of; according to
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
job; work; duties; trade; skill
sympathy; compassion; pity
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
explanation; interpretation
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
memory; sense; experience
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to turn towards; to point
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
country living; life in the country; country life