to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
surroundings; environs; circumference
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
banquet or reception hall
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
men and women of all ages
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
attendance; presence; appearance
in name only; titular; nominal
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
those present; attendance
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to