to stiffen; to become stiff
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
posing; modeling; modelling
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
centre line; center line; central line
space; interval; space character; whitespace
top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
divide into four pieces; one fourth
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
long ago; already; a long time ago
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
several times (as large, over)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)