to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
having said that; on the other hand
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
maintaining the status quo
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
secret; private; surreptitious
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to join forces; to cooperate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
arrangements; preparations
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
countermeasure; counter-measure
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(period of) a year; during an era