doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die
agency of fate; power of fate; La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny
Chinese poem with five characters per line
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
chief executive officer; CEO
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
local downpour; severe rain fall
leased line; private circuit; private line
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations