devoted; self-sacrificing
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
negotiations; discussions; connection
failure; mistake; blunder
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
ignorant of the ways of the world
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart