high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
big leakage; uncontained leak
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
stationery shop; a stationer
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
business; trade; operations; sales
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
blood relationship; blood relative
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
matter causing distress; something causing worry
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
research institute; (research) laboratory
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
experiment; experimentation
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
unable to resist; unable to suppress
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview