independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
touché; you've got me there
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
superior; superiors; senior
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
eye for people; ability to judge character
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be erected; to be built
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat