great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
instruction; direction; briefing
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to give; to do (something) for
recreation; diversion; relaxation
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
failing to practice what one preaches
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
origin; beginning; source; rise
party; set; gang; company; person
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to catch the eye; to attract attention
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
main cause; primary factor
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)