care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
resolute; determined; bold
advance; moving forward; progress
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
systematic; regular; routine
close to the wall; alongside the wall
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby