human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
chance; opportunity; occasion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
movie; film; motion picture
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
here and there; everywhere
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
little by little; bit by bit
advance; moving forward; progress
after that; afterwards; thereafter
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially