softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
assertion; declaration; affirmation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
branch manager; manager of a branch office
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
conviction; belief; confidence
to become clear; to be made public
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be silent; to say nothing
still (continuing); as ever; further
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
strong interaction; strong force
to give up searching (for someone or something)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be worn down; to be reduced
silence (not speaking); muteness
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)