meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to order; to command; to appoint
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
distrust; unjust suspicion
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody