closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
interruption; interference; butting in
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
clearing one's throat; cough
Yggdrasil (tree in Norse mythology)
to come from; to have roots in
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
solitary island; isolated island
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
because; for; the reason why is ...
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be selected (from among many people)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive