to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
while; even though; despite
small fraction; small proportion
closely-guarded secret; top secret
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unpredictability; element of surprise
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is not (like that) either
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to summon; to get used to call
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to see through; to see the true nature of something
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to repeat; to do something over again
but; however; provided that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
really; truly; indeed; good grief