to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
aggressiveness; aggression
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to melt together; to blend together
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
should time and circumstances permit
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to discuss; to talk together
various places; several sources
gesture; gesticulation; motion
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
trouble; bother; annoyance
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
verbal promise; one's word
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err