moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
chaos of war; war turmoil
to like; to love; to be fond of
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ask a question; to ask questions
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to laugh away; to laugh off
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
interference; meddling; butting in
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
publication of results; announcement of results
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
offender; criminal; culprit
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
provisional; temporary; tentative
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
done; just done; just finished
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)