shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
nice; likeable; desirable
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
troublesome; annoying; complicated
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
social; societal; societary
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
just a minute; small quantity
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
diligent; absorbed (in something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
being disliked by everyone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
The Book of Documents; The Book of History; Shujing; Shu Ching
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
benefit; use; good; profit; gains