covert action; covert operations
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
go on!; right!; here goes!
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
provisional; temporary; tentative
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
the whole day; all the day
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
moment by moment; hour by hour
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to speak; to say; to vocalize
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
close associate; close aide; brains-truster