guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
and then; and so; and; so then
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to increase; to add to; to augment
pure heart; naivete; innocence
from the viewpoint of; according to
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cannot be compared with; no match for
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how many years; how long; what year
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
good-for-nothing; worthless
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to have a hard time of it
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race