entry qualifications; joining qualifications
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
diversion; putting something to another use
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
deadly serious; deadly earnest
one's best interests; one's own good
end; tip; extremities; terminal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
night watch; night guard; night shift
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(electric) torch; flashlight
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
unseasonable; out of season
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(theatrical) fighting scene
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
tradition; legend; folklore
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
leaving a matter to chance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to follow advice; to act upon advice
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table