ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
departure; leaving; setting off
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
warrant; summons; written order
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
several people; a few people
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
going through; going via; going by way of
naked eye; the physical eye
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
to complain; to lodge a complaint
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
homosexual (person); gay person
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
free time; spare time; idle moment
to be free; to be available
messenger; envoy; emissary
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to get hungry; to become hungry
to get hungry; to become hungry
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling