regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
call; summons; convening; convocation
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
attendance; presence; appearance
serious; severe; grave; acute
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
depending on; dependent on
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to step forward; to volunteer
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
etiquette; courtesy; manners
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
one's family; family member