company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
as you are aware; as you know
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
research publication; scholarly publication
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
notice; attention; observation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
leadership; initiative; spearhead
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
himself; yourself; herself
in the same manner as before; the same as always
the last moment; the very end
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
good; goodness; right; virtue
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
already; now; no longer; not any more
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
although I say; although one might say; although called
fifth day of the month; five days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)