the other day; a few days ago
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
conviction; belief; confidence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
photography contest; photography competition
(not) even once; (not) ever
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
journal; magazine; periodical
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge