diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to surround; to crowd around
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
very likely; very probable
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to understand; to make out
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
hostility; antagonism; opposition
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
being in one's room (office, etc.)
intercommunication system
it's been a long time; long time no see
in spite of; regardless of
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
illustration (e.g. book); picture
measure; measuring tape; measuring
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign