difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to say no more; to sink into silence
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
small fraction; small proportion
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
closely-guarded secret; top secret
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
such ... as; or some such
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
by itself; automatically; naturally
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
transactions; dealings; business
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
private citizen; civilian
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
of course; certainly; naturally
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes