palaver

1. N tedious or time-consuming business, esp when of a formal nature (特指正式類(lèi)別的)單調(diào)、耗時(shí)的商務(wù)

all the palaver of filling in forms

2. V (often used humorously) to have a conference (幽默地使用的)開(kāi)會(huì)