affable; sociable; friendly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
beginning; outset; first; onset
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to care for someone; to look after someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
several years; a few years
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete