meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
being left out; being ostracized
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
president (of a society); chairman
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
topic of discussion; agenda
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to keep (a person) waiting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation