tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
unidentifiable; unidentified
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
looking on from afar; being a spectator
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to give directions; to issue instructions
information; making a report (to a superior)
dealing with; coping with
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
later on; eventually; afterwards
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
importance; emphasis; stress
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
common people; ordinary people; masses