to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
slight; little; insignificant
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
review; reconsideration; revision
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
changing completely; transformation
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
business trip; official trip
merits; distinguished services
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
irony of fate; twist of fate
serious error; gross mistake
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
first half of the game or match
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to brighten; to grow light
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake