to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
your daughter; young woman
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in case of; at that time; at this time
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(distinction of) sex; gender
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sincere; earnest; serious
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
attendee; participant; person present
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman