conference room; place of assembly
revision; amendment; alteration
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
construction; establishment
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
advance payment; money paid in advance
deposit; payment; money received; money due
to make merry; to be festive
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
remittance; sending money
muttering voice; murmuring voice
investment; contribution; financing
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
superheating; overheating
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to waive one's right; to waive a right
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
sense of caution; wariness
private funds; own funds; private property
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be smeared; to be covered