to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
nice; good; well-executed
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
illegitimate child; secret love child
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
thousands; several thousand
bacterium; bacteria; germ
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
(computer) command; command key; commando
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to go too far; to go to excess
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
control column; yoke; joystick
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)