after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
news; word; tidings; omen
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
just because; even if; even though
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
rational; reasonable; logical
selection; choice; option
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
mechanism; organization; organisation
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to need; to call for; to require
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
at once; immediately; right now
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
use; utility; effect; benefit
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease