to discuss; to talk together
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
although I say; although one might say; although called
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I see; that's right; indeed
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
even though things may appear this way
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)