supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
final; eventual; ultimate
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
how; in what way; how about; questionable
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
true character; real nature
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to serve; to work for; to attend