meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sense of values; values; value system
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
guess; conjecture; surmise
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
inside; interior; inner part
greater than ...; bigger ...
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
publishing (of books, magazines, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
they; those guys; those fellows
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank