gentle; mild; meek; tender
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
greeting; a fine thing to say
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fresh verdure; new green leaves
that is to say; so that means
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
catercorner; diagonally opposite
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
environment; surroundings; circumstances
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence