close to the wall; alongside the wall
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
serious; severe; grave; acute
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
young person; youth; young
to comb down; to smooth down
full dress; formal dress; uniform
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
true state; actual condition; reality
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at that time; in those days
child prodigy; wonder child
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
recommendation; referral; endorsement
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
expression; look; countenance; face
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
guard; sentinel; garrison
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
leopardess; female leopard
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous