first meeting; first interview with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for a while; for some time; for a period
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
surely; certainly; without doubt
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least