to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
ardent; passionate; vehement
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pre-war days; before the war
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
permanent member of the UN Security Council
federal parliament; federal congress
narrow margin; slim margin
rejection; negation; voting down
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
financial contributions to the UN made by member-nations
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
ostentation; show; affectation
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
progress; advance; improvement; development
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although