being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
regular customer; general audience; general public
casualties; the killed and wounded
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
germination; sprouting; budding
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
in its entirety; whole; wholly
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
unimpressive; unimpressed
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to watch for an unguarded moment
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork