to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
generation; the world; the age
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
those present; attendance
to appear all together; to be all present
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
every person; each one; everybody
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal