being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
please sit down; please have a seat
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
two classes; double; two sets
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
tingling; stinging; pungently
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
impossible; unlikely; improbable
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to correct oneself; to restate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to order; to command; to appoint
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
depression; low spirits; dejection
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
each (every) time; whenever
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery