a few years ago; some years back
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
helper; assistant; help; assistance
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
over-fond parent; doting parent
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
order; command; directions; instructions
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
split; division; break up
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to shout (in anger); to yell
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
in name only; titular; nominal
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
scrap lumber; piece of wood
reinforcement; strengthening
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
technical skill; ability; capacity
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
power; authority; jurisdiction
like this; this sort; this way
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act