exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to watch steadily; to stare
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
very interesting; of great interest
approximate age; age range
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
on the occasion of; at the time of
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
interference; intervention; meddling
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
each nation; many nations; many countries
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
caller; visitor; company; guest
due form; official; formality
unveiling; debut; introduction
wherein; therein; thereinto
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest