small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
posing a question; question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
clerk; office worker; office staff
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)