meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
manipulation of information; spin
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
several weeks; a few weeks
death (of an emperor); demise
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
tool; implement; means; furniture
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
course; route; path; process; means
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)