seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pride in one's strength or skill
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to entrust; to leave to a person
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
apparently; appears to be
company; corporation; workplace
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass