samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
lecture hall; lecture room
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to rest one's chin in one's hands
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
at someone's (something's) mercy
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
attractiveness; charm; amiability
colorless and transparent