at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
as stated; verbatim; literally
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
study tour; guided visit; field trip
postwar period; period after Second World War
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to serve; to work for; to attend
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
respect and affection; love and respect
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
armament; soldier's equipment
choice; selection; option
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
now that; since; so long as; because
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
possession (esp. of a territory)