lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
manner (with others); attitude
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.)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
A-line (style of skirt, dress or coat)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement