to hide; to keep to oneself
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
authority; power; influence
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to worry about the future
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
ten best people (in a particular field)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
feeling on the skin; skin sensation