below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
head; lead; vanguard; first
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
24 hours; twenty-four hours
if so; in that case; in that situation
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to explain adequately; to be accountable
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to order; to command; to appoint
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
pointing out; identification
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
forced laugh; forced smile
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
such; this sort of; like this
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to entrust; to leave to a person
late at night; small hours of the morning
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly