to be helpful; to be useful
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
just because; even if; even though
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to talk; to chat; to chatter
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
then; and (then); in that case; if so
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
big snake; (large) serpent
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
as a child; when one was a child
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering