to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to turn against; to become an enemy
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to take back; to recapture
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
what kind of business; what sort of matter
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit