it's not like; it isn't as if
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 pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to apologize; to apologise
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Al Qurnah (Iraq); Al-Qurnah (Iraq); El Qurna (Arab Union); Khulna (Bangladesh)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
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
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-
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
leader (of an alliance); leading power
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
peace conference; peace negotiations
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
king and princes; noble rank
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to lie deep in; to extend far back
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs