middle of the night; dead of night
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
way one walks; one's walk
keep up your strength; chin up!
hey there; I say; see here
comfort; consolation; diversion
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
tool; implement; means; furniture
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
village headman; village mayor
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sailor suit; middy uniform
imposing stance; daunting pose
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to differ; to vary; to disagree