to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to follow another's example
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to have a meal; to take a meal
tradition; legend; folklore
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
revival; restoration; resuscitation
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
infancy; childhood; tender age
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch