leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
gift card; gift certificate
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
primer; manual; introductory book
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to entrust; to leave to a person
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer