grasp; catch; understanding
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
considerably; fairly; quite
secrecy; highly classified information
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
preface; introduction; preamble
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach