(with a) start; fright; alarm
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
story; tale; talk; discussion
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
in one's own way or style
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
first meeting; first interview with
in succession; one by one
to repeat; to do something over again
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to show up; to appear; to turn up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
in succession; one after another
name; given name; first name
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart