to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
door; gate; opening; title page
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to gather; to collect; to assemble
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
war; battle; match; game; competition
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
having ended; being resolved
and (also); both ... and; as well as
third day of the month; three days
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be dispersed; to get separated
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
of course; certainly; naturally
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling