topic of discussion; agenda
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
absence; disregard; indifference
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
parting; separation; farewell
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to leave something as it is
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to yell; to rant; to rave
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
cold reception; inhospitality
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
(not so) much; (not) very