degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to take off one's glasses
to choke; to have trouble breathing
lightly; easily; carelessly
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
calm; composed; cool; quiet
at least; at most; (even) just
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
reason; cause; circumstances
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
without; but if; otherwise; or else
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)