meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
bad influence; negative influence
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
seasoning; flavour; flavor
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
reopening; resumption; restarting
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
stupid person; slow-witted person
to lend an ear to; to listen to
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus