cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
first meeting; first interview with
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
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)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
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 make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
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
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
leaf apex; tip of the leaf
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to stop talking; to be silent
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)