to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
the right person in the right place
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
dirty work; unpleasant task
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
reigning; controlling; dictating
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
all (there is); as long as there is
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to have no chance (of succeeding)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
treatment (of a person); dealing with
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude