gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
action committee; executive committee
selection; choice; picking out
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
is something that; is that which
to attack; to assault; to assail
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
step-up; advance; progress; increase
club activities; extracurricular activities
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
coincident with; while; simultaneously
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be helpful; to be useful
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid