reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to give directions; to issue instructions
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ten; 10; ten years of age
instant; moment; for an instant
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
is something that; is that which
story; tale; talk; discussion
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
very; much; greatly; a lot of
personal (employee); employed; retained
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected