posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
straight-laced person; stubborn person
as expected; as predicted
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what do you want?; can I help you?
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to put into the mouth; to eat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
preface; introduction; preamble
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than