important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be able to manage somehow or another
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
charcoal; charred remains
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
God only knows what may happen
France; French (language)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
proposal; proposition; suggestion
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
president (of a society); chairman