performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
talking while standing; standing around talking
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
reinforcement; strengthening
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
how long; how far; how much
amount of light; quantity of light
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
sympathy; compassion; pity
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
generously; liberally; magnanimously
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity