gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
successfully; with success
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to get along well with; to make a go of it
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
unique; peculiar; singular
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
periodic; regular; routine
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion