meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
alone; by oneself; on one's own
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
not worth considering; out of the question
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to subsist; to keep on living
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last