to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to some extent; to a certain extent
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
main purpose; primary objective
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
apparent; obvious; very clear
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric