praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
restoration; repair; mending
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
I see; that's right; indeed
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
individual; one by one; separate; each
to repeat; to do something over again
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
curiosity; inquisitiveness
how; in what way; by what means
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible