query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be hesitant; to feel timid
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
with a collapse; with a slump
to pitch forward; to fall forward
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pointing out; identification
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
new graduate; recent graduate
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
expression; look; countenance; face
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent