(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
hey; listen; look here; I say
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly