to laugh away; to laugh off
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
talking while standing; standing around talking
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
conference room; council room
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(one's) peers; people around one
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
comparatively; quite; rather
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
bank; weir; embankment; levee
residence; abode; dwelling
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
along the road; along the way
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to shake; to sway; to waver
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits