and yet; though; when; in spite of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
when it becomes; when it comes to
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye