(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
members; member; constituent
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
sounding each other out; probing each other
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
a few years ago; some years back
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
overall; general; as a whole
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to indicate; to show; to point to
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
portrait; likeness; picture
reaction control system (of a spacecraft); RCS; attitude control system; postural control system
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
reflector; reflective plate
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
format; procedure; way of proceeding
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z