first meeting; first interview with
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to stiffen; to become stiff
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
ill will; malice; evil intent
hostility; animosity; enmity
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
attendance; presence; appearance
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to need; to call for; to require
family; members of a family
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
election; selection; choice
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday