base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
national holiday; public holiday
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
decision; determination; resolution
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
as (for); for; in the capacity of
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
first of all; first thing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
birth; creation; formation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
about; concerning; related to; -ish