firm; strong; solid; stable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to step forward; to volunteer
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
reopening; resumption; restarting
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to dance; to perform dance steps
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to know (someone); to think; to believe
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to make sure of the truth
as if nothing had happened
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to stop walking; to pause
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
thereupon; shortly thereafter
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
negative emotions; negative feelings
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to step forward; to take a step forward
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit