to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
wherein; therein; thereinto
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to stop walking; to pause
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to say; to be called; to do