dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that kind; competition; match
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to ask a question; to ask questions
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
stepping back; drawing back
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to write down; to record; to register
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)