moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sorting of documents; filing documents
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
return to the line (of battle); coming back to the game; comeback
way of talking; speaking style
outward appearance; apparent
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
periodic; regular; routine
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to concern; to be related
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
single-phase alternating current; haploid phase (of an organism, cell, etc.); haplophase
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts