classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to have a talk; to tell a story
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
first meeting; first interview with
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
middle of the night; dead of night
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness