(the) executive; administration; leadership
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
call; summons; convening; convocation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
another dimension; different level; whole other level
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
in that way; thus; so; so?
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
confusion; mixing; merger
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly