staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
first meeting; first interview with
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
finally; in the end; on top of all that
spine; backbone; spinal column
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
second basement level; subbasement
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
equilibrium; good balance; poise
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
food; food products; foodstuffs
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
training range; training grounds; training area
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
prohibition; inhibition; ban
resignation; acceptance; consolation
absolute basics; very rudiments
to live through; to survive
since when; from when; how long
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation