sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
moderator; host; chairman
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
older sister; elder sister
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
older sister; lass; young lady
early on; earlier on; from early
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on