leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
absence due to illness; sick leave
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
innumerable; countless; numberless
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
being left out; being ostracized
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
light from outside; natural light
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
at first; in the beginning; originally
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various