lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
several times; a few times
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
how long; how far; how much
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
sorting of documents; filing documents
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
near; close by; within reach; familiar
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
estimate (of costs); budget
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
if you do this; if this is the case
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)