witnessing; observing; sighting
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to keep watch; to stand guard
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest