mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
postwar period; period after Second World War
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
sense of being the chosen people
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
rental house; rental housing; house to let
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
very important person; super star; super big shot
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
honour; honor; glory; privilege
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
(large) building; public building; hall
(overnight) stay; lodging
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to relax; to feel at home