to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to manage something successfully; to be successful
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
chief of the general staff
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
topic of discussion; agenda
simple and clear; plain and simple
broad policy; overriding principle
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sentiment; sentimentality
ex post facto report; report after the event
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
in line with this; therefore
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
related item; related topic
main question; real issue at hand
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
moderator; host; chairman
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
severe criticism; damnation
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten