recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
third day of the month; three days
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
side parting; hair parted to one side
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
annual (plant); first-year student
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
beginning; outset; first; onset
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to collect; to assemble; to gather