rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
4th day of the month; four days
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
mountain ridge; near a mountain
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
mountain road; mountain trail
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
commencing with; including
level ground; plain; flatland
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
leather strap; thong; leash
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
training; drill; practice; discipline
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
laughingstock; butt of ridicule