duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to become fraught with emotion
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
if so; in that case; in that situation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
had better ...; had better not ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
twice; again; second time
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful