agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
ambitious; motivated; willful
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
improvement of relations; rapprochement
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
impression; strong belief; conviction
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
turning point; transition phase
motive power; driving force
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
production (e.g. play); direction
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
by your leave; with your permission
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)