human kindness; human weakness
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
riding together; riding with
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to win favour; to win favor
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)