president (of a society); chairman
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
receipt; cash-register slip
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
standing close together; bristling (with)
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp