coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to summon courage; to be brave
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
warmly; cordially; with tender care
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
failure; mistake; blunder
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to be helpful; to be useful
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to fight against; to oppose; to face
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
daily necessities; everyday item
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
leisure; leisure time; spare time
rather than; more ... than ...
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
ad; advertisement; address
suffix appended to someone else's family members
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
great difference; major mistake
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)