first meeting; first interview with
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
guardian; protector; patron; parent
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a long time ago; in those days
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
such; like that; that sort of
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
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)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
technical term; terminology; jargon
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
natural; intrinsic; from birth
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after