happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
please; somehow or other; one way or another
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
job; work; duties; trade; skill
on the occasion of; at the time of
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
president (of a society); chairman
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
approval; license; licence; permission
knowing; (an) acquaintance
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
club that has suspended its activities; not attending one's club
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opinion; intention; thought
responsibility; duty; obligation
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
future (usually near); prospects
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in