meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
to be embarrassed; to lose face
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
feeling; sense; impression
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
government service; the bureaucracy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
knowing; (an) acquaintance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit