pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
in order; in turn; one by one
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
participant; entrant; player; competitor
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)