room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to call together; to convene
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to make a speech; to address
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
school festival; campus festival
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
treatment (of a person); dealing with
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to look around; to survey
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
town councillor; town council member
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(committee) chairman; president
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
complete revocation; total retraction
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to come back; to bloom a second time
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...