to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(social) class; rank; grade
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
one edge; one end; one side
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
developing; developmental
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
that's the way it is; such is life
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
for example; for instance; e.g.
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
nothing but; none other than
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid