convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty