plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
flawless; absolute perfection
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to put into the mouth; to eat
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
mental; spiritual; emotional
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(political) power; authority; influence
establishment; settlement
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to live; to make a living; to get on with
home environment; family environment
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness