meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
participation; joining; entry; adherence
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)