marriage proposal; courtship
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since then; from that time; ever since
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
chance; opportunity; occasion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
genius; prodigy; natural gift
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
never mind!; don't worry about it
even though; despite; when
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
temporary; transitory; short-lived
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to smile (at); to grin (at)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken