family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to trample; to crush underfoot
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
violent explosion; bursting
conference room; council room
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
feeling; sense; impression
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
single word; a few words; brief comment
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
custom; practice; convention; precedent
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly