threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
very interesting; of great interest
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
person concerned; interested party; related party
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
point in common; common feature
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to learn something through hearing
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to be perturbed; to be agitated
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator