meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
expression; presentation; representation; notation
schoolgirl; female student
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be conspicuous; to stand out
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
most of all; extremely; supremely
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something