the same as always; day after day
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
complication; confusion; disorder
topic of discussion; agenda
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
thousands; several thousand
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
battlefield; battleground
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to drag on; to be delayed
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression