leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
after the end (of something)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
decisive battle of brief duration
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
erectile dysfunction; effective dose; elemental diet; ending theme; end title sequence
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
newcomer; initiate; rookie
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to kill; to choke the life out of
hand used like a sword in striking
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to take command; to give direction
members; member; constituent
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing