(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to read the situation; to sense the mood
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pitch forward; to fall forward
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pointing out; identification
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
new graduate; recent graduate
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
expression; look; countenance; face
to take over; to hand over
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to take (be in) charge of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally