narrow; thin (sized); slender
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be too numerous; to be too much
factory manager; works manager
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
final adjustment; final coordination
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
guidance; leadership; leading the way
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal