day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
major incident; major happening; big scandal
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
rest; break; recess; intermission
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
basis for decision; evidence for judging
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
job application form; employee satisfaction
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
preface; introduction; preamble
to begin talking; to open up
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
control; management (e.g. of a business)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread