to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
simply put; putting it simply; in short
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
whole face; all over one's face
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
with a (light) slapping sound
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
driving license suspension
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards