awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
in case of; at that time; at this time
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hiding one's embarrassment
nothing but; except; no more than
incompetent; have no merit
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
long ago; a long time ago; already
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
modesty; humility; being humble
to get one's head around; to think about
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to put one's hand on; to touch
as planned; according to plan
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
greater than ...; bigger ...
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
order; sequence; procedure
to increase; to add to; to augment
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
recommendation; referral; endorsement
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
consideration; taking into account
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)