personal; individual; private
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
training (animals); breaking (animals)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
cooperation; collaboration
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
tenth day of the month; ten days
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to become desperate; to give in to despair
ardent; passionate; vehement
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
premature joy; short-lived elation
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to chase; to run after; to pursue