platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to collect; to assemble; to gather
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
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
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
one more time; once more; once again
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
salvation of one's country
to come back; to bloom a second time
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
in the meanwhile; during the time
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with