barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to talk; to chat; to chatter
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become possible; to become able to (do)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
for the first time in one's life
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely