conference room; council room
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
free ticket; free admission ticket
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
homecoming; returning home
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
time; hour; period; class
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fate; destiny; predestination
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
duty; obligation; responsibility
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sad; wretched; deplorable
to shake one's head (in denial)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
established practice; custom