ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to cover fully; to wrap around
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
atoll; circular coral reef
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
fortifying; fortification
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
in the end; at the end of the day
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
steady progress; rapid advance
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to be boiled; to be cooked
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
like water; like it grows on trees
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
supporting role (actor); minor role
outline; summary; gist; basic points
script; screenplay; scenario
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation