acquaintance; appreciative friend
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
by myself; in person; by oneself
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
wherein; therein; thereinto
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
some people; a few people; several people
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
I see; that's right; indeed
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular