meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
arrest; apprehension; capture
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
script; screenplay; scenario
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
not limited to; not just ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted