self-consciousness; self-awareness
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in succession; one by one
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to close (one's eyes); to shut
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash