Vocabulary
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to wait for an opportune moment; to bide one's time; to see one's chance
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
it's now or never; now is the only chance
to live freely in the wilderness; to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water
great wealth; very wealthy person
to behead; to decapitate
to take an interest in; to become interested in
appearance or demeanor that attracts unsavory males
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri
better than nothing; better than none at all
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter
mountain hut; mountain lodge
to interfere; to hinder; to obstruct
to care for someone; to look after someone
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to have something amiss
to take a chance; to gamble
what is happening?
to exhaust all possible means; to come to the end of one's resources; to reach the end of one's tether; to be at one's wits' end; to play one's last card
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
to self-advertise; to boast; to dwell at length (on merits)
person suspected of multiple wrongdoings
to self-advertise; to boast; to dwell at length (on merits)
to have foreign roots (through citizenship, ancestry, etc.); to have foreign ancestry
person suspected of multiple wrongdoings
thank you; thanks
pay it forward (repaying a good deed by doing good for others); paying it forward
thanks for streaming
bread and circuses
confirmation required
either; whichever
(surviving until the present day) through time
only once; just once
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell
treasured child
children grow up watching their parents
children are a reflection of their parents
children are a reflection of their parents
children are oblivious to the cold; children are children of the wind
one's debt to one's parents is best repaid by giving them grandchildren
even siblings turn into strangers