to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
intelligence or information network
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
main question; real issue at hand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
resignation (from a position)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
in succession; one by one
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
generation; the world; the age
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
somewhat below; slightly below
unseasonable; out of season
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
counteraction; counterclaim
war; battle; match; game; competition
please; somehow or other; one way or another
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
shady; underhanded; questionable
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
charming; fascinating; attractive