new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
by your leave; with your permission
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
nature; character; disposition
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
schoolgirl; female student
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to be called; to do
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
the person in question; the person themselves; said person