nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to push aside; to brush aside
just who do you think you are?
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to speak ill of; to disparage
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on