cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
general mobilization; general mobilisation
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
mapping; aligning related information, objects, etc.; mapping; mapping; cartography
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
in the background; not standing out
thoroughly; through and through
be (that) as it may; having said that
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to beat to death; to kill
one's thought and beliefs
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
support; backing; patronage
in search of; in order to look for
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
performer; entertainer; celebrity
primary cause; main factor
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to look down on; to make light of
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
gradually; slowly but steadily
departure; leaving; going away; recession
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble