to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
incident; affair; happening; event
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
three; three years of age
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
immediately; right away; on the spot
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
intelligence gathering; information gathering
instability; insecurity; crankiness
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
ringleader; accomplished villain
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
because of; owing to; due to
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...