to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
moment by moment; hour by hour
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to flare up; to burst into flames
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
nice; likeable; desirable
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
state of mind; mentality; psychology
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
scenery; scene; landscape
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
other side; opposite side; other party
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
inheritance; something given or received
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation