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; of 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 be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
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
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
5th day of the month; five days
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
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 (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
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