tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
white (complexion); fair-skinned
handsome young man; Adonis
(a person's) appearance; looks
society; public; community; social studies
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
nothing but; none other than
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
internal conditions; true state of affairs
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
most part; greater part; majority
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
casualties; the killed and wounded
large number (of); many; majority
very great; enormous; serious
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
every year; yearly; annually
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
the present term; the present session
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
proposal; proposition; suggestion