only; merely; just; at most; no more than
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
unprecedented; never seen before
complication; confusion; disorder
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
appearance; air; condition; state; form
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
(set of) facial features; looks
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
belonging to no (political) faction
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
attendance; presence; appearance
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take over; to hand over
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
explanation; interpretation
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
management; administration; operation
eligible; qualified; competent
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
at the meeting; on the occasion
those present; attendance
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction