presence; sitting with; being with
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
arbitration; intercession; mediation
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
reason; logic; method; system; order
abusive language; violent language; wild words
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to go crazy; to go off one's head
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
indolence; laziness; sloth
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
contradiction; inconsistency
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
stealthily; secretly; in secret
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to become excited; to grow lively
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
nowadays; in this day and age
here and there; in places
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
starvation; famine; hunger
to help out of (trouble); to extricate