to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
unique; individual; original; unusual
image change; changing one's image; makeover
rather; sooner; preferably
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
weekly pictorial magazine
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
news programme; news program
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
although; but; even though; I wish that
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to