meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
secretariat; executive office
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
conference room; council room
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
the reason is ...; it is because ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to gather; to collect; to assemble
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
suddenly; all of a sudden
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to hide; to keep to oneself
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
question and answer session
slight; thin; on the weak side
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
reproduction; duplication; reprinting