close; intimate; on good terms
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
proposal; motion; recommendation
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
considerably; fairly; quite
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
sorry; excuse me; thank you
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to hand over; to surrender
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
be (that) as it may; having said that
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
members; member; constituent
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
moderate faction; moderates
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream