to save; to leave over; to spare
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to unfold; to unroll; to open
provincial theatrical performance
dealing with; coping with
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
presence; sitting with; being with