to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
every single word and phrase; word by word
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
in its entirety; whole; wholly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
single word; a few words; brief comment
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
all; entire; whole; altogether
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to run down (stairs, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
absence; disregard; indifference
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten