to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
invitation; introduction; temptation
application; request; petition
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
the matter you have been talking about
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
trouble; bother; annoyance
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
in the hospital; hospitalized
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
inner citadel; core; center; centre
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to concern; to be related
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things