though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
individual; private person; personal; private
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
godparent; first person to give something its name
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to call each other; to call out to one another
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
leadership skill; leadership ability
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
understood; I see; OK; present; here
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices