positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to accept; to receive; to agree
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to talk; to chat; to chatter
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
god (esp. the Christian God)
maternity leave; paternity leave
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to take (be in) charge of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
pointing out; identification
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy