warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
diffusion rate; rate of spread
land readjustment; town planning
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to kill by burning to death
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
villain; baddie; the villain's part
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to keep secret; to conceal
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
the whole nation; everyone in the country
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
organization; organisation; forming