great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN
dangerous position; peril
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
slightly early; just before
first thing in the morning
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
intensification; aggravation
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little