orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
countermeasure; counter-measure
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
clear solution; clean decision
because of; owing to; due to
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
not necessarily so; is not always true
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
forcibly; against one's will
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
one-by-one; separately; in detail
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)