to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
suffix for familiar person
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
tool; implement; means; furniture
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
that's the way it is; such is life
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to force one's way through
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student