briskly; quickly; promptly
topic of discussion; agenda
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
every year; yearly; annually
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Charles Munch (conductor)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
disease; ailment; illness
to become better; to improve
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket