to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be reflected in a mirror
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random