official function; state function
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to like; to love; to be fond of
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
report; notification; registration
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dismissal; discharge; (arch.) beheading; (arch.) decapitation
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
hello; good day; good afternoon
as much as one can; as much as possible
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
senior; elder; person older than oneself
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(a person's) family background; lineage
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
personal attack; personal denunciation
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess