protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
the way back; the way home; return trip
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
depiction; description; portrayal
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to run a shop; to have a shop
place to put something; storage space
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man