penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
proposal; proposition; suggestion
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
revival; restoration; resuscitation
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
proposal; offer; request; application
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
if so; in that case; in that situation
impossible to do (although wants to)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts