claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
beyond this point; from now on; after this
within the year; before the year is out
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
provisional; temporary; tentative
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in its entirety; whole; wholly
tourism industry; tourist industry
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sincere; honest; faithful
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
at that time; in those days
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to pile up; to accumulate