讲解：
await sth
等候；等待；期待:
He is in custody awaiting trial.
他已被拘留候审。

promise sth (to sb) | ~ sb sth
许诺；承诺；答应；保证:
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
学院院长答应研究这个问题。

raft of sth
大量；许多:
a whole raft of new proposals
大量新的提议

impress sb (with sth / sb)
使钦佩；使敬仰；给…留下深刻的好印象:
We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
我们和数名申请人进行了面谈,但都没有给我们留下什么印象。

thoroughly + 动词
非常；极其；彻底；完全:
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
我们玩得痛快极了。