refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
abusive language; violent language; wild words
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
as you can imagine; as imagined
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
kind; sort; species; species
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
although; though; despite the fact that ...
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to some extent; to a certain extent
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
your husband; her husband
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to manage something successfully; to be successful
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming