first meeting; first interview with
some people; a few people; several people
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
silence (not speaking); muteness
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
right in the center (centre)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
small hill; low hill; hillock
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to order; to command; to appoint
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ratio; proportion; percentage
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
estimate (of costs); budget
tank (military vehicle); chariot
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition