interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
January; first month of the lunar calendar
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to rock; to shake; to swing
pleasant feeling; good feeling
had better ...; may as well ...
right of succession; right to the throne
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
relation; connection; affinity
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
resentment; indignation; anger
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition