curiosity; inquisitiveness
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
leather shoes; leather boots
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
thorough; exhaustive; complete
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to be found; to be discovered
either way; in any case; one way or another
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
repentance; confession; penitence
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
breastplate; chest protector; bib