explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to stop talking; to be silent
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to watch intently; to stare
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
clear; precise; definite; distinct
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to concern; to be related
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
short pause; short interval
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard