affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
chance; opportunity; occasion
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
without; but if; otherwise; or else
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
postwar period; period after Second World War
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
mental health; mental hygiene
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to say no more; to sink into silence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to say; to tell; to state; to do
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity