growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
large truck; semi-trailer
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
complete change; about-face
true character; true heart; true spirit
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
heating power; thermal power; firepower
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
if so; in that case; in that situation
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to satisfy the requirements
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
entreaty; supplication; petition