attractive middle-aged man
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to ask a question; to ask questions
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
like this; this sort; this way
sad; wretched; deplorable
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
contradiction; inconsistency
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
defense; defence; protection
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
deportation; expulsion from the country
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
show; exhibition; spectacle
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
right side; right-hand side
identifiable; personalized
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...