skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
headquarters; head office; main office
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
change; alteration; modification
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky