natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to understand; to make out
it's been a long time; long time no see
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
modesty; humility; being humble
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
steady; firm; solid; secure
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
choices; alternatives; options
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
menial; meanness; servility; abject
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness