meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
two times; twice; two degrees
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
common people; ordinary people; masses
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to say; to be pleased to say
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(not so) much; (not) very
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
property; fortune; means; assets
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness