emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
urgency; exigency; emergency
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
branch office; branch store
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
(earning or paying) no interest
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
every place; various places
clear solution; clean decision
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
riparian works; flood-control works
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
allegiance; obedience; submission
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing