seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
target group; target persons
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
recitation; reciting from memory
official name; formal name
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
royalty and titled nobility
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
substantial matter; significant item
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
approval; license; licence; permission
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see