(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
first meeting; first interview with
to say; to be called; to do
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
sharing; division; draw; tie
how long; how much; to what extent
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cooperation; collaboration
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to repeat; to do something over again
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
deep emotion; being filled with emotion