patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be worried; to be troubled
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
without permission; without notice
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
failure; stumbling; setback
trusting too much; overestimating ability
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention