establishment; settlement
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
social; societal; societary
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
receipt; cash-register slip
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to press against each other; to huddle together
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
script; libretto; scenario
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
this and that; one thing or another
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to blow out; to spout out
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
gradually; slowly but steadily