to apologize; to apologise
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
by myself; in person; by oneself
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
duty; obligation; responsibility
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Al Qurnah (Iraq); Al-Qurnah (Iraq); El Qurna (Arab Union); Khulna (Bangladesh)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
reconfirmation; double check
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
member nation; member state; signatory
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
that's the way it is; such is life
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to step forward; to volunteer
leader (of an alliance); leading power