association of like-minded people
president (of a society); chairman
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
prompt; immediate; in real time
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
departure; leaving; going away; recession
declaration; statement; assertion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
hostility; antagonism; opposition