meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
homecoming; returning home
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
homeroom; form room; form class
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
superior; superiors; senior
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
producer (film, TV, etc.)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
needle removal; needle withdrawal
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
same generation; one's generation
whichever one chooses; either way
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
full impact; packing a punch
to be infected; to be contagious
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
now that you say that; now that you mention it
a long time (since the last time)
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)