main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
(necessary) personnel; required person
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
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
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to follow another's example
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
self-consciousness; self-awareness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
conscious; deliberate; intentional
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to add (to); to add on; to append
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
first meeting; first interview with
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
society; company; the public; the world
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to get one's head around; to think about
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being