participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
memory; sense; experience
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to hold fast; to protect to the end
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
in case of; at that time; at this time
to pierce through; to break through
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
if you think about it; come to think of it
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to understand; to make out