preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
school; proofreading; proof
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
headquarters; head office; main office
secretariat; executive office
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
participant; entrant; player; competitor
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
because of; owing to; due to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
board of directors; board of trustees
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
professor; teaching; instruction
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to breathe out; to exhale
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty