independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to pile up; to accumulate
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
evening meal; dinner; supper
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
spider's thread; spider silk
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
measurement error; calculation error
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
in proportion to; just as much as
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
quietly; slowly; gracefully
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)