covered in mud; mud-caked
preliminary step; first step
even if not; even without
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
helping hand; help; support; aid
next morning; following morning
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to make (a person) pay for (something)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
cervical sprain; whiplash
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
speaking of ...; as for ...
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
negative thinking; pessimism
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to whine; to make feeble complaints