self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
proposal; offer; request; application
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
contract; compact; agreement
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
effectiveness of advertising
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
charming; fascinating; attractive
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to put one's strength into
to ask a question; to ask questions
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
newspaper story (article, account)
to look down on; to make light of
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about