to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
school building; schoolhouse
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
perfect; complete; flawless
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning