to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
woman; female; feminine gender
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sincere; honest; faithful
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
story; tale; talk; discussion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you