to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
trouble; bother; annoyance
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to leave as is; to ignore
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
early post war period; immediately after the war
international; diplomatic intercourse
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
arrest; apprehension; capture