party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
participation; joining; entry; adherence
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
no!; no no!; no, not at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to repeat; to do something over again
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
different opinion; objection
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
results; record; grades; marks
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
how many people; a number of people
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag