former (incumbent); predecessor
section manager; section chief
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
US military; United States Armed Forces
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
everywhere; all over; throughout
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to telephone; to make a phone call
telephone bill; telephone rate
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
day by day; every day; by the day