lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
close; intimate; on good terms
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
of great promise; with a promising future
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
first meeting; first interview with
polite; respectful; reverent
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to follow another's example
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
the other day; a few days ago
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
news; word; tidings; omen
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst