welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
starting point; starting line
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
armband; arm band; brassard
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
place of residence; dwelling place
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
after the end (of something); post-
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to tower above; to stand out
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean