discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to continue to do; to persist in doing
surrounding at a distance
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to discuss; to talk together
briskly with small steps; trotting
war; fighting; fierce competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
decoration; ornament; trimmings
most attractive feature (of a person)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
real thing; original; actual
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
prickling; stinging; tingling
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky