meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
now that you say that; now that you mention it
that; the matter in question
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
precondition; prerequisite
the other day; a few days ago
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to collapse into; to flop onto