patting; stroking; caressing
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to shake off; to throw off
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to remove; to move out of the way
about this time; about now
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
how many years; how long; what year
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
had better ...; had better not ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
else; in addition; besides
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
not caring; not giving a damn
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission