strategy meeting; council of war
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
damp; moist (negative nuance)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to correct oneself; to restate
that is to say; so that means
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
individual packaging; individual wrapping
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to throw into; to toss into
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
tattling; telling on (someone)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to hand over; to surrender
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
another time; some other time
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently