coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
moment by moment; hour by hour
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
biological younger sister
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be silent; to say nothing
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
election; selection; choice
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
system; institution; organization; organisation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy