private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to temper thoroughly; to train well
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
stability; security; equilibrium
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
you could say; you might say; verging on the
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
all present; all concerned; all of us
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be at a loss for words
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
promotion; raising of status
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to go too far; to go to excess
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to spit out; to eject; to dump
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
sudden change; complete change
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to be too late; to be too slow