reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
even more; still more; further
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
business; work; operations; service; duties
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
powerful person; influential person
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to keep standing; to stand motionless
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
mind; disposition; nature
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
one by one; one after another; successively
horseplay; fooling around
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude