appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
parting; separation; farewell
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to discuss; to talk together
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
topic of discussion; agenda
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
first time; first; initial
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
reigning; controlling; dictating
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
destruction; collapse; crumbling
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...