to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
sentiment; sentimentality
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
rehearsal; rehabilitation
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
new and old; incoming and outgoing
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
(not) merely; (not) simply
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to brighten; to grow light
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
donation; contribution; endowment
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
leader; authority; mainstay
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier