blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; ESCAP
job application form; employee satisfaction
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pre-war days; before the war
pupil; student; schoolchild
to thrust before; to thrust at
offensive (movement); aggression
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
person concerned; interested party; related party
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
vocal sound; tone of voice
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite