to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
theatre-going; theater-going
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to become better; to improve
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
falling in love; attachment
environment; circumstance
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
together; at the same time; same; identical
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
leisure time; idle moment