for the present; for the time being
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
enemy territory; hostile place
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to come face to face (with)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
when; how soon; how long until
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names