first meeting; first interview with
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
intelligence or information network
extensive; vast range; wide scope
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nobleman's illegitimate child
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
probability; likelihood; chances
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
distinguished war service; merit of war
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante