request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
senility; dotage; decrepitude
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to feel depressed; to be down
looking pale; looking unwell
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
a dime a dozen; two a penny
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
increase and decrease; fluctuation
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
good things come to those who wait
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
leaping through time; time travel
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
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