diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
blighted love; disappointed love
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous