hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
secret information; intelligence
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)