putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
gossip; corner of the mouth
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
late at night; deep in the night
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
advent of a golden opportunity
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through