shore; bank (of a body of water)
water's edge; beach; shore
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
large number (of); many; majority
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
commitment; pledge; promise
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
as you see; as you can see
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
sports-minded; sports-oriented
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
this spring; spring this year
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
each place; various places
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps