mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
setting up specially; special installation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
number of copies; circulation
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
grade; class; degree; magnitude
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
attendee; participant; person present
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
nonparticipation; nonattendance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
like that; that way; thus
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
scattered; separated; dispersed
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
treating someone like a child
industrialist; entrepreneur
for dear life; barely escaping alive
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
earthquake-resistant construction
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made