first meeting; first contest between
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
conference room; council room
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
as usual; as is one's habit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
genuine article; real thing; real deal
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
free (of charge); gratuitous
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the present term; the present session
head of the student council; president of the student council
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
disorder; disturbance; unrest
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
unexpected; unforeseen; strange