light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
menial; meanness; servility; abject
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
maintenance; preservation; improvement
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
serious; not joking; straight
one's own style; self-taught manner
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
articles; supplies; parts
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
boy; son; baby boy; young man
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement