meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
while; during; performed in this condition
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
attendance; presence; appearance
about; concerning; related to; -ish
intensification; aggravation
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
considerably; greatly; a lot
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
fluent (in a language); flowing
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
support; backing; patronage
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
surname; family name; last name