meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
almost; roughly; approximately
almost; roughly; approximately
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
rejection; negation; voting down
condition; situation; prospects
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
government office; public office
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
prescribed form (of writing); format
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
observation; survey; watching
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
research methods; method of study (research)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
ten; 10; ten years of age
transcendence; excellence; superiority
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage