announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fixed date; appointed day
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to feel; to sense; to experience
(your) daughter; young woman
no matter how much time passes
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
way (of doing); manner; method; means
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fifth day of the month; five days
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
while being out of the office or away from home
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling