beautiful legs; great legs
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
night attack; nocturnal assault
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
to launch a surprise attack
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
loyal heart; loyalty; devotion; fidelity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
creating a (favorable) environment; laying the groundwork; setting the stage
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
postwar period; period after Second World War
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
shades of evening; dead of night
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea