fixed date; appointed day
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
older sister; elder sister
presence; sitting with; being with
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
impossible; unlikely; improbable
mission; delegation; transmission
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
police identification card
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
elder sister; effeminate man
that day; the very same day
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to shout (in anger); to yell
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making