first meeting; first interview with
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to feel; to sense; to experience
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
polite; courteous; hospitable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated