first meeting; first interview with
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to learn something through hearing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ; to vary; to disagree
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
guess; conjecture; surmise
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
surely; certainly; without doubt
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious