awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
rival; competitor; competition
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to move forward; to move on
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
everywhere; all over; throughout
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear