furniture store; furniture dealer
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
traditional; conventional
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
practice; practising; experience
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
everywhere; all over; throughout
moron; idiot; stupid person
secrecy; highly classified information
clause; article; stipulations
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
just the other day; quite recently
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to well up; to burst; to arise
(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president