introduction; presentation; referral; listing
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
sympathy; empathy; response
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
observation; survey; watching
to suppress one's emotions
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
government service; the bureaucracy
world; society; people; the public
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
public safety; public welfare
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
victim; injured party; sufferer
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range