soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
public agency; public institution
ending up right back where one started
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
border area; border zone; borderland
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to try all possible means
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
odds and ends; all; every
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to watch for an unguarded moment
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
lord of a manor; estate steward
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek