pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
cherry blossom (colour, color)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
observation; survey; watching
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to squeeze out; to wring out
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be worried; to be troubled