meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
questionnaire; survey; poll
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
ten; 10; ten years of age
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
generation; lifetime; age
particularly; only; in the case of
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
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
a few years ago; some years back
to fight each other; to clash
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
surely; certainly; without doubt
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.