first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
last night; yesterday evening
as usual; as is one's habit
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
homecoming; returning home
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to entrust; to leave to a person
now that; since; so long as; because
father and mother; parents
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
attendance (at school); going to school
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
head start; initiative; preemption
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to be at a loss for words
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
nape (of the neck); nucha
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach