ninth day of the month; nine days
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
as (for); for; in the capacity of
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
center; centre; metropolis
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
high spirits; gleeful mood
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign