running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
intelligence or information network
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to order; to command; to appoint
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
still; even now; to this day
the place for; the time for; the level of
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
worthy of special mention
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
essence; true nature; substance; reality
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
natural calamity; disaster
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to express (in words); to confess
unidentifiable; unidentified