to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
conversely; on the contrary
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to explain adequately; to be accountable
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
absolutely; positively; decidedly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
affable; sociable; friendly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
call; summons; convening; convocation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point