to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
base (military, expedition, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
suddenly; all of a sudden
postwar period; period after Second World War
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
remarkable; striking; obvious
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
district; section; sector
dilapidated house; deserted house
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
very; greatly; exceedingly
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
several people; a few people
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
scandal; deplorable event
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying