first meeting; first interview with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
meaning; significance; sense
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rather; better; instead; if anything
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to move forward; to move on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular