return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
rising; ascending; climbing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
interior; inside; internal
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
piece of cake; a walk in the park
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
spy; secret agent; spying
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
unceasing; never-ending; endless
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)