(written) invitation; letter of invitation
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
in person; personally; directly
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
expression; look; countenance; face
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
anything and everything; just about everything
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
private person; individual
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
simply put; putting it simply; in short
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded