it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
indicate reason; infers some protest
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
in proportion to; just as much as
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
technology; technique; technical
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
pessimism; negative thinking
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to tighten; to press hard
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
two times; twice; two degrees
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
hostility; animosity; enmity
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to make oneself pleasant to everybody