main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
established practice; custom
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to get angry; to lose one's temper
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
free time; time at leisure
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
prime minister; premier; chancellor
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
there is nothing; having nothing
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to speak; to say; to vocalize
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle