leadership; initiative; spearhead
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to await; to wait for; to expect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
matter for great congratulation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
departure; leaving; setting off
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
(carved) statue; sculpture
common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
this sort of; this type of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate