willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to make a speech; to address
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
many; much; plenty; hardly
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
interval; step; pitch; key
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly