something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
welcome party for new students
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
flawless; absolute perfection
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
clearly; distinctly; vividly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
full dress; formal dress; uniform
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
probability; likelihood; chances
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
dressing room; fitting room
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
low (level, value, price, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
useless; vain; aimless; idle
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque