invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
broadband; brokers' broker
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
steady advance; carrying all before one
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
blitzkrieg; lightning war
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
modernization; modernisation
consequence; result; conclusion
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
forgetting; lapse of memory
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sales message; sales copy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
member of parliament; the elite
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
British territory (possession)