surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
homeroom; form room; form class
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
wherein; therein; thereinto
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
memory-making; making memories
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lip-syncing; lip-synching
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord