collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
isolation; being alone; being friendless
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting; simultaneous interpreter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work