(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
it seems so; that's what it looks like
action committee; executive committee
ability to make plans; planning ability
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to collect; to assemble; to gather
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to become excited; to grow lively
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
coordinator; coordinating role
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to surround; to crowd around
number of copies; circulation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
refusal; rejection; denial; veto