important person; strategic person; key figure
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
final; eventual; ultimate
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to win and advance to the next round
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
industrialist; entrepreneur
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
for today; for the time being
those present; attendance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed