to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
panty-less; wearing no underwear
self-consciousness; self-awareness
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
tendency; trend; inclination
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
difference; disparity; gap
third day of the month; three days
second day of the month; two days
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
president (of a society); chairman
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to have a talk; to tell a story
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess