decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
round; spherical; circular
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to understand from experience
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
genuine article; real thing; real deal
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
Hominidae (family of great apes)
Homininae (subfamily of humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement