making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(the) executive; administration; leadership
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
approximate age; age range
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to read the situation; to sense the mood
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
being too late; losing one's final chance
(not) merely; (not) simply
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
one large ...; a great ...
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
filtration; filtering; percolation
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to jest; to clown (around)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate