meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
preparation; arrangements
about; concerning; related to; -ish
troubled face; worried expression
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
one cause; one reason; one factor
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be the ruin of (a person)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
sports-minded; sports-oriented
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to step forward; to volunteer
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
historical play; period drama
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
protest action; protest movement
deadly serious; deadly earnest
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
railroad network; railroad system
major powers of the world; great powers