centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
new graduate; recent graduate
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
interview (e.g. for a job)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
way of talking; speaking style
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in a little bit; after a short while
in search of; in order to look for
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to run up to; to rush over
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited