to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
naval port; naval station
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
one large ...; a great ...
position; location; base; point; site
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
decision; settlement; definition
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
well-known; noted; celebrated
political fundraising party